Pronunciation Adjective
crude (comparative cruder, superlative crudest)
- In a natural, untreated state.
- crude oil
- Synonyms: raw, unrefined, unprocessed
- Characterized by simplicity, especially something not carefully or expertly made.
- a crude shelter
- Synonyms: primitive, rough, rude, rudimentary
- Lacking concealing elements.
- a crude truth
- Synonyms: obvious, plain, unadorned, undisguised
- Lacking tact or taste.
- (archaic) Immature or unripe.
- Synonyms: immature, unripe
- (grammar) Pertaining to the uninflected stem of a word.
- (statistics: in an unanalyzed form) raw
- See also Thesaurus:raw
- French: cru
- German: roh
- Italian: greggio, grezzo
- Portuguese: cru, bruto
- Russian: необрабо́танный
- Spanish: crudo
- German: unfertig
- Italian: rustico, raffazzonato
- Portuguese: rústico
- Russian: примити́вный
- Spanish: rudimentario
- French: vulgaire, cru
- German: roh, grob
- Italian: volgare, crudo, semplice, grezzo
- Portuguese: bruto
- Russian: гру́бый
- French: brut
- Italian: raffazzonato
- Russian: необрабо́танный
- Italian: acerbo
- Russian: незре́лый
crude
- Any substance in its natural state.
- Crude oil.
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