Crude meaning
A substance, especially petroleum, in its unrefined state.
noun
Being in an unrefined or natural state.
Crude cotton.
adjective
In an unanalyzed form; not adjusted to allow for related circumstances or data.
adjective
Lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive.
A crude, mannerless oaf; a crude remark.
adjective
Lacking in sophistication or subtlety; simplistic.
Had only a crude notion of how a computer works.
adjective
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Not carefully or skillfully made; rough.
A quick, crude sketch.
adjective
Lacking finish, grace, tact, or taste; uncultured.
Crude remark.
adjective
Not carefully made or done; rough.
Crude woodwork.
adjective
Stark and bare; undisguised or unadorned.
Crude reality.
adjective
Not ripe; immature.
adjective
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Untreated as by analysis, differentiation into groups, etc.
adjective
An unrefined or unprocessed substance; specif., crude petroleum.
noun
Being in a natural state.
Crude oil.
adjective
Characterized by simplicity, especially something not carefully or expertly made.
A crude shelter.
adjective
Lacking concealing elements.
A crude truth.
adjective
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Lacking tact or taste.
A crude remark.
adjective
The definition of crude is something rudimentary, undefined or undeveloped, or behavior that is impolite and improper.
An example of something that would be described as crude is your first, rough attempt to build something that didn't turn out very well.
An example of something that would be described as crude is burping on purpose in public and not saying "excuse me."
adjective
Undisguised or unadorned; plain.
Must face the crude truth.
adjective
Unripe or immature.
adjective
In a raw or natural condition, before being prepared for use; not refined or processed.
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(statistics) Being in an unanalyzed form.
Crude data.
adjective
Any substance in its natural state.
noun
Crude oil.
noun
Origin of crude
- Middle English from Latin crūdus kreuə- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English crude, from Latin crūdus (“raw, bloody, uncooked, undigested, crude”), from Proto-Indo-European *krewa- (“raw meat, fresh blood”). Cognate with Old English hrēaw (“raw, uncooked”). More at raw.
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