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crude
[ krood ]
adjective
- in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined or natural:
crude sugar.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
- lacking in intellectual subtlety, perceptivity, etc.; rudimentary; undeveloped.
- lacking finish, polish, or completeness:
a crude summary.
- lacking culture, refinement, tact, etc.:
crude behavior.
Synonyms: , , , ,
Antonyms:
- undisguised; blunt:
a crude answer.
- Obsolete. unripe; not mature.
noun
crude
/ ː /
adjective
- lacking taste, tact, or refinement; vulgar
a crude joke
- in a natural or unrefined state
- lacking care, knowledge, or skill
a crude sketch
- prenominal stark; blunt
the crude facts
- (of statistical data) unclassified or unanalysed
- archaic.unripe
noun
- short for crude oil
Derived Forms
- ˈܻ徱ٲ, noun
- ˈܻ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ܻ· adverb
- ܻ·Ա noun
- ܲ·ܻ· adjective
- un·ܻ·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of crude1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
A weaker dollar makes crude oil cheaper for countries that hold other currencies.
Canada is America's largest foreign supplier of oil, with around 90% of crude production heading south of the border, and the impact of energy tariffs could well be disastrous for jobs and the economy.
To even call it live theater feels crude, even a little dismissive.
For its part, the US continues to be happy to buy Guyana's key exports of crude oil, gold and bauxite, which is the ore from which aluminium is extracted.
Without such platforms, politics itself risks becoming a crude form of theater in which voters effectively become actors or even marionettes, enacting scripts they do not fully understand and whose consequences they have scarcely considered.
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