Crude Definition & Meaning

crude
adjective
  1. not carefully or expertly made; "managed to make a crude splint"; "a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them"; "rough carpentry"
  2. 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"
  3. not refined or processed; "unrefined ore"; "crude oil"
  4. 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"
  5. devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"
  6. not processed or subjected to analysis; "raw data"; "the raw cost of production"; "only the crude vital statistics"
noun
  1. a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

Synonyms for crude

blunt adj

having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a blunt pencil" used of a knife or other blade; not sharp

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coarse adj

of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles; "coarse meal

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early adv

during an early stage; "early on in her career" before the usual time or the time expected; "she graduated early

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earthy adj

conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor

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gross adj

before any deductions; "gross income" lacking fine distinctions or detail

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indecent adj

not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste

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petroleum noun

a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

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primitive adj

belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness

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raw adj

(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes

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rough adv

with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly'); "he was pushed roughly aside

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"Crude" in song lyrics

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  • "This textbook magnificently crude"
    Aesop Rock — Big Bang
  • "Might be misconstrued, sometimes make oil like crude"
    Analog Brothers — Analog Technics
  • "I could be crude"
    Black Spade f/ Wafeek — Ship Has Sailed

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Frequently asked questions

What does crude mean?
not carefully or expertly made; "managed to make a crude splint"; "a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them"; "rough carpentry" 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" not refined or processed; "unrefined ore"; "crude oil" belonging to an early stage of technical development
What part of speech is crude?
Crude is an adjective and a noun.
How many definitions does crude have?
Crude has 7 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).

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