CRUDE

crude, raw

(adjective) not processed or subjected to analysis; “raw data”; “the raw cost of production”; “only the crude vital statistics”

blunt, crude, stark

(adjective) devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; “the blunt truth”; “the crude facts”; “facing the stark reality of the deadline”

crude, earthy, gross, vulgar

(adjective) 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”

crude, primitive, rude

(adjective) 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”

unrefined, unprocessed, crude

(adjective) not refined or processed; “unrefined ore”; “crude oil”

crude, rough

(adjective) not carefully or expertly made; “managed to make a crude splint”; “a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them”; “rough carpentry”

petroleum, crude oil, crude, rock oil, fossil oil, oil

(noun) a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

crude (comparative cruder, superlative crudest)

In a natural, untreated state.

Synonym: raw, unrefined, unprocessed

Characterized by simplicity, especially something not carefully or expertly made.

Synonym: primitive, rough, rude, rudimentary

Lacking concealing elements.

Synonym: obvious, plain, unadorned, undisguised

Lacking tact or taste.

Synonym: blunt, coarse, earthy, gross, stark, uncultivated, vulgar

(archaic) Immature or unripe.

Synonyms: immature, unripe

(grammar) Pertaining to the uninflected stem of a word.

Synonyms

• (statistics: in an unanalyzed form): raw

• See also raw

Antonyms

• (being in a natural state): refined, processed

Noun

crude (countable and uncountable, plural crudes)

Any substance in its natural state.

Crude oil.

Anagrams

• cured

Source: Wiktionary

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Crude (krd), a. [Compar. Cruder (-r); superl. Crudest.] Etym: [L. crudus raw; akin to cruor blood (which flows from a wound). See Raw, and cf. Cruel.]

1. 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, crude flesh. "Common crude salt." Boyle. Molding to its will each successive deposit of the crude materials. I. Taylor.

2. Unripe; not mature or perfect; immature. I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude. Milton.

3. Not reduced to order or form;unfinished; not arranged or prepared; ill-considered; immature. "Crudeprojects." Macualay. Crude, undigested masses of suggestion, furnishing rather raw materials for composition. De Quincey. The originals of Nature in their crude Conception. Milton.

4. Undigested; unconcocted; not brought into a form to give nourishment. "Crude and inconcoct." Bacon.

5. Having, or displaying, superficial and undigested knowledge; without culture or profudity; as, a crude reasoner.

6. (Paint.)

Definition: Harsh and offensive, as a color; tawdry or in bad taste, as a combination of colors, or any design or work of art.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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