English dictionary
crude
/kr/u/d/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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not refined or processed
ExamplesCrude oil.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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In its natural state; not cooked or prepared by fire or heat; undressed; not altered, refined, or prepared for use by any artificial process; raw; as, <i>crude</i> flesh.
Source: webster1913
noun
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a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
Source: WordNet 3.0
adjective satellite
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not carefully or expertly made
ExamplesManaged to make a crude splint.
A crude cabin of logs with bark still on them.
Synonyms roughSource: WordNet 3.0
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conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
ExamplesA crude joke.
Crude behavior.
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belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
ExamplesThe crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man.
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devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
ExamplesThe crude facts.
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not processed or subjected to analysis
ExamplesOnly the crude vital statistics.
Synonyms rawSource: WordNet 3.0