crude (kruːd) ![]() | |
| —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 | |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |