CRUDE


Meaning of CRUDE in English

[crude] adj crud.er ; crud.est [ME, fr. L crudus raw, crude, undigested--more at raw] (14c) 1: existing in a natural state and unaltered by cooking or processing "~ oil"

2. archaic: unripe, immature

3: marked by the primitive, gross, or elemental or by uncultivated simplicity or vulgarity "a ~ stereotype"

4: rough or inexpert in plan or execution "a ~ shelter"

5: lacking a covering, glossing, or concealing element: obvious "~ facts"

6: tabulated without being broken down into classes "the ~ death rate" syn see rude -- crude.ly adv -- crude.ness n

[2]crude n (1904): a substance in its natural unprocessed state; esp: unrefined petroleum

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