[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