crude
Noun · AdjectiveOpen English WordNet
Adjective (6)cruder, crudest
- not carefully or expertly made“managed to make a crude splint”“a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them”“rough carpentry”Synonyms: roughOpposite skilledSimilar unskilled
- conspicuously and tastelessly indecent“coarse language”“a crude joke”“crude behavior”“an earthy sense of humor”“a revoltingly gross expletive”“a vulgar gesture”“full of language so vulgar it should have been edited”Synonyms: earthygrossvulgarOpposite decentSimilar indecent
- not refined or processed“unrefined ore”“crude oil”Synonyms: unrefinedunprocessedOpposite processed
- belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness“the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man”“primitive movies of the 1890s”“primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains”Synonyms: primitiverudeOpposite lateSimilar early
- devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment“the blunt truth”“the crude facts”“facing the stark reality of the deadline”Synonyms: bluntstarkOpposite conditionalSimilar unconditional, unconditioned
- not processed or subjected to analysis“raw data”“the raw cost of production”“only the crude vital statistics”Synonyms: rawOpposite analyzedSimilar unanalyzed
Noun (1)
- a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbonsSynonyms: petroleumcrude oilrock oilfossil oiloilType of oil, fossil fuelKinds residual oil, residMade of carbon, C
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Translations
Adjective being in a natural state
- Spanish
- crudo
- German
- roh
- Italian
- greggio
- Portuguese
- bruto
- Russian
- необрабо́танный neobrabótannyj
- Arabic
- خَامّ ḵāmm
- Dutch
- ruw
- Polish
- surowy
- Swedish
- rå
- Greek
- ακατέργαστος akatérgastos
Adjective lacking tact or taste
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: L. crudus raw; akin to cruor blood (which flows from a wound). See Raw, and cf. Cruel.
1. In its natural state; not cooked or prepared by fire or heat; undressed; not altered, refined, or prepared for use by any artificial process; raw; as, crude flesh. “Common crude salt.” Robert Boyle
Molding to its will each successive deposit of the crude materials.— Isaac Taylor
2. Unripe; not mature or perfect; immature.
I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude.— John Milton
3. Not reduced to order or form; unfinished; not arranged or prepared; ill-considered; immature. “Crude projects.” Thomas Babington Macaulay
Crude, undigested masses of suggestion, furnishing rather raw materials for composition.— Thomas DeQuincey
The originals of Nature in their crude Conception.— John Milton
4. Undigested; unconcocted; not brought into a form to give nourishment. “Crude and inconcoct.” Francis, Baron Verulam Bacon
5. Having, or displaying, superficial and undigested knowledge; without culture or profundity; as, a crude reasoner.
6. Painting Harsh and offensive, as a color; tawdry or in bad taste, as a combination of colors, or any design or work of art.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54