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crude

Syllabification: (crude)
Pronunciation: /kro͞od/

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Definition of crude

adjective

  • 1in a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined:crude oil
  • Statistics (of figures) not adjusted or corrected:the crude mortality rate
  • (of an estimate or guess) likely to be only approximately accurate.
  • 2constructed in a rudimentary or makeshift way:a relatively crude nuclear weapon
  • (of an action) showing little finesse or subtlety and as a result unlikely to succeed:the measure was condemned by economists as crude and ill-conceived
  • 3(of language, behavior, or a person) offensively coarse or rude, especially in relation to sexual matters:a crude joke

noun

  • natural petroleum:the ship was carrying 80,000 tons of crude

Derivatives

crudely

adverb

crudeness

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin crudus 'raw, rough'

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