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crude

  [krood] adjective, crud⋅er, crud⋅est, noun
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–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. crude oil.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L crūdus uncooked, raw, bleeding, rough, akin to cruor blood from a wound; see raw

Related forms:
crudely, adverb
crudeness, noun

Synonyms:
1. unfinished, coarse. See raw. 4. uncouth, rough, rude, coarse, clumsy.

Antonyms:
1, 4. refined.

crude oil

 
–noun
petroleum as it comes from the ground, before refining.
Also called crude, crude petroleum.

Origin:
1860–65
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crude   (krōōd)   
adj.   crud·er, crud·est

  1. Being in an unrefined or natural state; raw.

  2. Lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive: a crude, mannerless oaf; a crude remark.

  3. Characterized by uncultured simplicity; lacking in sophistication or subtlety: had only a crude notion of how a computer works.

  4. Not carefully or skillfully made; rough: a quick, crude sketch.

  5. Undisguised or unadorned; plain: must face the crude truth.

  6. Statistics In an unanalyzed form; not adjusted to allow for related circumstances or data.

  7. Archaic Unripe or immature.

n.  A substance, especially petroleum, in its unrefined state.

[Middle English, from Latin crūdus; see kreuə- in Indo-European roots.]
crude'ly adv., cru'di·ty (krōō'dĭ-tē), crude'ness n.
Synonyms: These adjectives mean in a natural state and not yet processed for use: crude rubber; native iron; raw cotton. See Also Synonyms at rude.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

crude 
c.1386, from L. crudus "rough, raw, bloody." Originally "in a raw state;" meaning "lacking grace" is first attested 1650.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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