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   crude

   /kruːd/

   adjective

   • 1. constructed in a rudimentary or makeshift way: "the inspectors dismissed the documents as crude forgeries" Similar primitivesimplebasicrudimentaryroughrough and readyrough-hewnmake-domakeshiftimprovisedcobbled togetherthrown togetherhomespununfinishedunpolishedunformedundevelopeddated:rudeOpposite sophisticated
   • ▪ (of an action) showing little finesse or subtlety and as a result unlikely to succeed: "the accounts are contradictory and smack of a rather crude attempt at a cover-up"
   • 2. offensively coarse or explicit, especially in relation to sexual matters: "a crude joke" Similar vulgarruderisquésuggestiveracyearthyoff colourcolourfulindecentbawdyobsceneoffensivelewdsalaciouslicentiousribaldRabelaisianboorishcoarseuncouthindelicatecrasstastelesssordidsmuttydirtyfilthypornographicX-ratedscatologicalprofanefoulfoul-mouthedblasphemousabusivescurrilousinformal:naughtyblueraunchysleazypornopornsteamyspicylocker-roomfruitysaucynear the knuckleclose to the bonegamyeuphemistic:adultOpposite decentinoffensive
   • 3. in a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined: "crude oil" Similar unrefinedunpurifiedunprocesseduntreatedunmilledunworkedunpolishedcoarseunpreparedrawnaturalplainOpposite refined
   • ▪ (of figures) not adjusted or corrected: "the crude mortality rate"
   • ▪ (of an estimate or guess) likely to be only approximately accurate: "a crude estimate of the number of people available for work"

   noun

   • 1. natural mineral oil: "the ship was carrying 80,000 tonnes of crude"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin crudus ‘raw, rough’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. crudeness noun

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   What does crude mean?

   • The meaning of CRUDE is marked by the primitive, gross, or elemental or by uncultivated simplicity or vulgarity. How to use crude in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Crude.

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   What is a crude method?

   • A crude method or measurement is not exact or detailed, but may be useful or correct in a rough, general way. Measurements of blood pressure are a crude way of assessing the risk of heart disease. Birthplace data are only the crudest indicator of actual migration paths. The donors can be split–a little crudely–into two groups.

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   What does crude mean in astrology?

   • In the center of the spot was a crude sign, projected in black lines upon the wall. Let us suppose that any one who denied the old crude errors of astrology was persecuted as a heretic. Crude definition: in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined or natural. See examples of CRUDE used in a sentence.

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   What is a crude answer?

   • a crude summary. crude behavior. a crude answer. Obsolete. unripe; not mature. crude oil. First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin crūdus “uncooked, raw, bleeding, rough,” akin to cruor “blood from a wound”; raw See raw. Elsewhere, crude and Bitcoin continue to soar, and GameStop is up 10% in pre-market trading.

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   What does crudo mean?

   • From the Latin crudo, meaning "rough, raw," crude today can be used to describe anything or anyone that's unrefined and rough around the edges. So don’t be too insulted by the large-nosed portrait that cartoonist made for you. It’s just a quick, crude drawing meant to be funny.

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   How do you describe crude oil?

   • Then you can describe it as crude. Crude is not rude when it’s used to describe unprocessed oil, which it first was associated with in 1865. From the Latin crudo, meaning "rough, raw," crude today can be used to describe anything or anyone that's unrefined and rough around the edges.

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   Crude can mean simple, not skilfully done or made, rude, or oil from rocks underground. Learn how to use crude in different contexts and see synonyms, antonyms, and translations.

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   Crude can be an adjective meaning primitive, gross, or unrefined, or a noun meaning unprocessed petroleum. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and related phrases of crude.

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   Crude can mean rough, unrefined, vulgar, or uncultured. It can also refer to crude oil or a crude substance. Learn more about the word forms, synonyms, and examples of crude.

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   Crude definition: in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined or natural. See examples of CRUDE used in a sentence.

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   not carefully or expertly made. “managed to make a crude splint”. “a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them”. synonyms: rough. unskilled. not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency. adjective. not refined or processed. “ crude oil”.

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   1. Being in an unrefined or natural state: crude cotton. 2. Lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive: a crude, mannerless oaf; a crude remark. 3. Lacking in sophistication or subtlety; simplistic: had only a crude notion of how a computer works. 4. Not carefully or skillfully made; rough: a quick, crude sketch. 5.

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   Crude means in its natural state, not changed or corrected, or offensive or rude. Learn how to use crude in different contexts with pictures, pronunciation and synonyms.