crude en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /kɹʉd/ (Scotland)
- kro͞od
- /kɹuːd/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-der. Proto-Italic [Term?] Latin crūdusbor. Middle English crude English crude Doublet of crudo, which was borrowed from Italian, and (more distantly) raw through Proto-Indo-European.
Meanings
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In a natural, untreated state.
crude oil
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Characterized by simplicity, especially something not carefully or expertly made.
a crude shelter
a crude estimate
City Comedies depicted the pursuit of wealth, status, and women in Jacobean London. In a typical plot, a ne'er-do-well young gentleman dupes his older relatives out of money, while lower-class rascals play cruder tricks on respectable citizens.
1983, Wendy Griswold, “The Devil's Techniques: Cultural Legitimation and Social Change”, in American Sociological Review, volume 48, number 5, page 672 of 668–680:a crude guess
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Lacking concealing elements.
a crude truth
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Lacking tact or taste.
At first, there’s something almost disconcertingly crude about the sasquatch skins.
2024 June 16, Wendy Ide, “Sasquatch Sunset review – brilliant bigfoot oddity is unexpectedly moving”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:a crude remark
You shouldn't use such crude language when talking to the bank manager.
- Not adjusted or further analyzed.
- (archaic) Immature or unripe.
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(obsolete) Uncooked, raw.
Her mete was very crude, She had not wel endude; […]
c. 1503–1512, John Skelton, Ware the Hauke; republished in John Scattergood, editor, John Skelton: The Complete English Poems, 1983, →OCLC, page 63, lines 77–78:
- Pertaining to the uninflected stem of a word.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cruder | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| crudest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
refined · advanced · refined · processed · sophisticated · developed
Deriveds
crudely · crudeness · crude sap · cruden · crude oil · crude turpentine · crude bitumen · crude death rate · ultra large crude carrier · crudeform · crudy · crude material · uncrude · very large crude carrier · crude form · crude birth rate · crudesome · crude carrier
Hyponyms
Relateds
crudity · inelegant · common · bare-bones · raw · cruel · inferior · basic · coarse · immature · unpolished · simple · unfinished · cruelty
Synonyms
undecked · bare · rough · vulgar · unembellished · utter · coarse · undisguised · raw · raw · plain · unrefined · unrefined · rough · primitive · unripe · rude · plain · primitive · obvious · raw · inornate · uncultivated · spartan · austere · simple · unadorned · rudimental · unrefined · stark · rudimentary · unalloyed · crude · rudimentary · unornamented · unprocessed · crude · undeveloped · ungarnished · blunt · unvarnished · modest · untouched · unadorned · earthy · unextravagant · untreated · pristine · natural · garagelike · immature · chaste · unprocessed · pure · rude · coarse · untrimmed · gross · unmixed · quiet · severe
Translations (141)
ru сыро́й (statistics: in an unanalyzed form) · fr cru (lacking concealing elements) · nl naakt (lacking concealing elements) · la crūdus (characterized by simplicity) · mk непри́криен (lacking concealing elements) · de nackt (lacking concealing elements) · te నాటు (lacking tact or taste) · it semplice (lacking tact or taste) · cs evidentní (lacking concealing elements) · fi koruton (lacking concealing elements) · de roh (lacking tact or taste) · de grob (lacking tact or taste) · fi yksinkertainen (characterized by simplicity) · ru неприкры́тый (lacking concealing elements) · el ανεπεξέργαστος (statistics: in an unanalyzed form) · da skammelig (lacking tact or taste) · bg суро́в (being in a natural state) · sv grov (lacking tact or taste) · ru необрабо́танный (being in a natural state) · nl ruw (lacking tact or taste) · fi raaka (statistics: in an unanalyzed form) · vi thô (being in a natural state) · bg суро́в (statistics: in an unanalyzed form) · mk су́ров (being in a natural state) · nl primitief (characterized by simplicity) · hu finomítatlan (being in a natural state) · he גולמית (being in a natural state) · fi raaka (lacking concealing elements) · de krude (lacking tact or taste) · cs zřejmý (lacking concealing elements) · nl ruw (statistics: in an unanalyzed form) · ru я́вный (lacking concealing elements) · nl rudimentair (characterized by simplicity) · it volgare (lacking tact or taste) · cs jasný (lacking concealing elements) · de roh (being in a natural state) · he גולמי (being in a natural state) · de schlicht (characterized by simplicity) · io kruda (characterized by simplicity) · bg груб (lacking tact or taste) · fr brut (statistics: in an unanalyzed form) · pt bruto (lacking tact or taste) · de pur (lacking concealing elements) · sv rå (statistics: in an unanalyzed form) · ru гру́бый (lacking tact or taste) · ru сыро́й (being in a natural state) · nl smakeloos (lacking tact or taste) · nl ruw (being in a natural state) · de roh (statistics: in an unanalyzed form) · io kruda (lacking concealing elements) · pt bruto (being in a natural state) · te ముడి (statistics: in an unanalyzed form) · hu nyers (being in a natural state) · el ανεπεξέργαστος (being in a natural state) · pt cru (lacking concealing elements) · da rå (lacking tact or taste) · io kruda (being in a natural state) · sv enkel (characterized by simplicity) · sv plump (lacking tact or taste) · nl ongeraffineerd (being in a natural state) · fa خام (statistics: in an unanalyzed form) · it raffazzonato (characterized by simplicity) · bg необрабо́тен (being in a natural state) · bg груб (characterized by simplicity) · cs surový syrový (being in a natural state) · sv oborstad (lacking tact or taste) · sv obearbetad (statistics: in an unanalyzed form) · mk необра́ботен (being in a natural state) · it crudo (lacking concealing elements) · nl onbewerkt (being in a natural state) · it greggio (being in a natural state) · hu kezdetleges (characterized by simplicity) · de einfach gestrickt (characterized by simplicity) · fi karkea (lacking tact or taste) · ota خام (being in a natural state) · pl surowy (being in a natural state) · et tahumatu (characterized by simplicity) · it ovvio (lacking concealing elements) · ca cru (being in a natural state) · pl nieoczyszczony (being in a natural state) · ga tútach (lacking tact or taste) · it rustico (characterized by simplicity) · et rohmakas (characterized by simplicity) · sv ohöljd (lacking concealing elements) · hu nyers (statistics: in an unanalyzed form) · el χονδροειδής (lacking concealing elements) · te ముడి (being in a natural state) · mk груб (lacking tact or taste) · te ముతక (characterized by simplicity) · ota بیاغی (lacking tact or taste) · hi सड़कछाप (lacking tact or taste) · fa خام (being in a natural state) · el ακατέργαστος (being in a natural state) · pdt bollboarich (lacking concealing elements) · ru примити́вный (characterized by simplicity) · de grob gezimmert (characterized by simplicity) · nl grof (lacking tact or taste) · de derb (lacking tact or taste) · it grezzo (lacking tact or taste) · sv oförblommerad (lacking concealing elements) · cs neomalený (lacking tact or taste) · it grezzo (being in a natural state) · ru просто́й (characterized by simplicity) · mk прост (characterized by simplicity) · es en bruto (statistics: in an unanalyzed form) · de krass (lacking tact or taste) · sv grov (being in a natural state) · cs prostý (characterized by simplicity) · hu durva (lacking tact or taste) · pl nieokrzesany (lacking tact or taste) · ota بیاغی (characterized by simplicity) · ca groller (lacking tact or taste) · es crudo (lacking concealing elements) · fr cru (lacking tact or taste) · mk груб (characterized by simplicity) · el άξεστος (lacking tact or taste) · sv rå- (being in a natural state) · nl vulgair (lacking tact or taste) · es crudo (being in a natural state) · ar خَامّ (being in a natural state) · pt cru (being in a natural state) · bg прост (characterized by simplicity) · ca cru (lacking concealing elements) · it crudo (lacking tact or taste) · hu nyers (lacking tact or taste) · pt rústico (characterized by simplicity) · sv rå (being in a natural state) · ru про́стенький (characterized by simplicity) · el αδρός (characterized by simplicity) · ru необрабо́танный (statistics: in an unanalyzed form) · hu faragatlan (lacking tact or taste) · da grov (lacking tact or taste) · fr vulgaire (lacking tact or taste) · ota یوغون (lacking tact or taste) · nl onafgewerkt (characterized by simplicity) · fi raaka (being in a natural state) · pl prymitywny (characterized by simplicity) · fr cru (being in a natural state) · mk ја́вен (lacking concealing elements) · eo kruda (being in a natural state) · it raffazzonato (statistics: in an unanalyzed form)