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crude

[krood]

adjective

cruder, crudest 
  1. in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined or natural.

    crude sugar.

    Synonyms: ,
    Antonyms:
  2. lacking in intellectual subtlety, perceptivity, etc.; rudimentary; undeveloped.

  3. lacking finish, polish, or completeness.

    a crude summary.

  4. lacking culture, refinement, tact, etc..

    crude behavior.

    Synonyms: , , , ,
    Antonyms:
  5. undisguised; blunt.

    a crude answer.

  6. Obsolete.Ìýunripe; not mature.



crude

/ °ì°ù³ÜË»å /

adjective

  1. lacking taste, tact, or refinement; vulgar

    a crude joke

  2. in a natural or unrefined state

  3. lacking care, knowledge, or skill

    a crude sketch

  4. (prenominal) stark; blunt

    the crude facts

  5. (of statistical data) unclassified or unanalysed

  6. archaicÌýunripe

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. short for crude oil

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • crudely adverb
  • crudeness noun
  • uncrude adjective
  • uncrudeness noun
  • ˈ³¦°ù³Ü»å¾±³Ù²â noun
  • ˈ³¦°ù³Ü»å±ð±ô²â adverb
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of crude1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin ³¦°ùÅ«»å³Ü²õ “uncooked, raw, bleeding, rough,†akin to cruor “blood from a woundâ€; raw
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of crude1

C14: from Latin ³¦°ùÅ«»å³Ü²õ bloody, raw; related to Latin cruor blood
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Synonym Study

See raw.
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"Similarly, the assessment that Iran could develop a crude nuclear weapon within a few months is not new."

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However, the Brent crude price is still about 10% lower than a year earlier.

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The cost of crude oil affects everything from the price of food at the supermarket to how much it costs to fill up your car.

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The US and UK banned Russian oil and gas, while the EU banned Russian seaborne crude imports, but not gas.

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In a unanimous decision, the high court ruled for the developers of a proposed 88-mile railroad in northeastern Utah, a spur line which could carry crude oil that would be refined along the Gulf Coast.

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