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crudely en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɹʉːdli/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /ˈkɹuːdli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈkɹudli/ (Canada, General-American)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-der. Proto-Italic [Term?] Latin crūdusbor. Middle English crude English crude Middle English -ly English -ly English crudely From crude + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a crude manner.
   • Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind. 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 3, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
   • Her features had been crudely handsome, too, like Millie's, but booze had splodged their outlines. 1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 159:
   • Mr Netanyahu also called Mr Shapiro’s observations “unacceptable”. The ambassador too was accused of demonstrating a “double standard” and was crudely dismissed by a former Mr Netanyahu aide as a “little Jew boy” courting favour. 2016 February 6, James Zogby, “Israel’s prickliness blocks the long quest for peace”, in The National, archived from the original on 22 May 2021, retrieved 08 Feb 2016:

Forms

Translations (3)

fr crûment (Translations) · bg грубо (Translations) · bg рязко (Translations)