Englishئاساسىي لۇغەت
crude
Universal Words
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
