crude
Use Crude in a sentence
adjective
1.
in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined or natural: crude sugar.
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.
5.
undisguised; blunt: a crude answer.
6.
Obsolete. unripe; not mature.
noun
7.
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Crude
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin crūdus uncooked, raw, bleeding, rough, akin to cruor blood from a wound; see raw
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin crūdus uncooked, raw, bleeding, rough, akin to cruor blood from a wound; see raw
Related forms
crude·ly, adverb
crude·ness, noun
un·crude, adjective
un·crude·ly, adverb
un·crude·ness, noun
Antonyms
1, 4. refined.
1, 4. refined.
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crude (kruːd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 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. | archaic unripe |
| —n | |
| 7. | short for crude oil |
| [C14: from Latin crūdus bloody, raw; related to Latin cruor blood] | |
| 'crudely | |
| —adv | |
| 'crudity | |
| —n | |
| 'crudeness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
crude
late 14c., from L. crudus "rough, raw, bloody." Originally "in a raw state;" meaning "lacking grace" is first attested 1640s. Crude oil is from 1865.
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Example sentences
As an engineer, he was also aware oil drills suck up natural gas with crude.
In a society where satellite dishes are everywhere, this looks crude and old-fashioned.
Canadians make the mistake of burning a premium fuel, natural gas, to endothermically refine heavy crude oil.
The usual chemical process involves making succinic acid from crude oil or natural gas.
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