adjective, noun
adjective (cruder, crudest)
1 simple and not very accurate but giving a general idea of sth:
In crude terms, the causes of mental illness seem to be of three main kinds.
2 (of objects or works of art) simply made, not showing much skill or attention to detail:
a crude drawing of a face
3 (of people or the way they behave) offensive or rude, especially about sex
SYNVULGAR:
crude jokes / language
4 [usuallybeforenoun] (of oil and other natural substances) in its natural state, before it has been treated with chemicals:
crude oil / metal
crudely adverb:
a crudely drawn ship * To put it crudely, the poor are going without food so that the rich can drive cars.
crudeness noun [U]
noun (also crude oil) [U] oil in its natural state, before it has been treated with chemicals:
50000 barrels of crude
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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