crudely
in a way that lacks care, finish, polish, or completion:That's pretty crudely done, but will serve our purposes.The figurine is made from stone, crudely shaped, and with a great gaping mouth.
in a way that lacks subtlety, culture, refinement, or tact:The major antagonist is a crudely drawn, over-the-top caricature.The ground-breaking performer was crudely honest as he used taboo words and fearlessly took on many of society's sacred cows.
Origin of crudely
1Other words from crudely
- un·crude·ly, adverb
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How to use crudely in a sentence
It is expected to spend more than $300 billion on importing semiconductors this year—about $60 billion more than it spent last year on imports of crude oil.
China wants to make its own chips. 2 failures in 1 week show how hard that will be | claychandler | November 19, 2020 | FortuneAnd, higher crude and copper prices should benefit the Aussie dollar and the Canadian buck, Goldman says.
The vaccine jolt fades, sinking global stocks—except for this one surprising sector | Bernhard Warner | November 12, 2020 | FortuneBank stocks and futures are flat today, but energy continues to rumble forward, helped by rising crude prices.
The great rotation into value stocks continues, lifting global markets | Bernhard Warner | November 11, 2020 | FortuneOver the years, crude mechanisms like blocking content and banning accounts have morphed into a more complex set of tools, including quarantining topics, removing posts from search, barring recommendations, and down-ranking posts in priority.
Why social media can’t keep moderating content in the shadows | Bobbie Johnson | November 6, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewThe ruble tumbled past 80 against the dollar, trading at its weakest level since March, as tighter lockdowns in Europe threatened demand for crude, Russia’s key export earner.
As tighter lockdowns threaten oil demand, the Russian ruble feels the pressure | kdunn6 | November 2, 2020 | Fortune
She was also crudely nicknamed “La Boule” in a reference to the ball and chain.
Edwards crudely framed the state of play in the South as a matter of race, sexual orientation, and class; in other words, culture.
The 2014 Election Is Yet Another Scrum in the Culture Wars | Lloyd Green | October 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThough the Hamas footage is likely genuine, the drone and its weapons appear to be little more than crudely built toys.
Later she would boast crudely that he was ‘big where it mattered’, but there was also a streak of cruelty in his lovemaking.
Tallulah Bankhead: Gay, Drunk and Liberated in an Era of Excess Art | Judith Mackrell | January 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOur IP system, by contrast, does not draw many distinctions, and to the degree it does, it distinguishes crudely.
What Would IP Free Industries Look Like? Probably Not Like Restaurants. | Megan McArdle | October 16, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTA crudely literal translation would not reveal the thoughts aroused in the mind of a Chinese reader of the poem.
Chinese Poems | VariousMichael vainly tried to dispel these illusions, which made him resentful and for the moment crudely normal.
Sinister Street, vol. 1 | Compton MackenzieTwo others are crudely and irregularly formed, and would scarcely be recognized as Swastikas except for their association.
The Swastika | Thomas WilsonMeanwhile, Cleek's eyes were dwelling upon the crudely painted little picture of the shrine.
The Riddle of the Mysterious Light | Mary E. HanshewPaolo Giovio built the crudely ornate edifice, and began the collection of antiquities and relics which it now contains.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car | Francis Miltoun
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