Crude - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|kruːd|
Brit.
|kruːd|
noun
adjective
- not carefully or expertly made (syn: rough)
managed to make a crude splint
a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them
- conspicuously and tastelessly indecent (syn: earthy, gross, vulgar)a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them
a crude joke
crude behavior
- belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness (syn: primitive, rude)crude behavior
the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man
- devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment (syn: blunt, stark)the crude facts
- not processed or subjected to analysis (syn: raw)only the crude vital statistics
Extra examples
They built a crude shelter out of branches.
She first described the procedure in crude terms, and then went into more detail.
His language was often crude.
1000 barrels of crude
The price of crude oil is expected to rise.
The ship was carrying a cargo of crude oil.
...a crude stone ax and other relics of the Neanderthals...
...lived just off the beach in a crude shanty...
Private morality, in crude terms, is not the law's business.
Crude oil reserves are running down.
Word forms
adjective
comparative: cruder
superlative: crudest
comparative: cruder
superlative: crudest
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