crude

Meaning

Adj

1. In a natural, untreated state.
2. Characterized by simplicity, especially something not carefully or expertly made.
3. Lacking concealing elements.
4. Lacking tact or taste.
5. (archaic) Immature or unripe.
6. (obsolete) Uncooked, raw.
7. Pertaining to the uninflected stem of a word.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Any substance in its natural state.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of crude oil.

Synonyms

rough

coarse

raw

rude

vulgar

unrefined

clumsy

harsh

uncouth

unprocessed

gross

blunt

impolite

primitive

discourteous

crude oil

boorish

unfinished

unripe

ill-mannered

stark

unwrought

unpolished

sketchy

rustic

savage

plain

petroleum

indelicate

awkward

violent

crass

undiluted

undressed

uncultured

uncut

coarseness

coarse-grained

uncompleted

immature

bare

uncooked

humble

homebred

slow-witted

brute

brutal

flat

tactless

pure

Translations

brut

roh

grossier

cru

crudo

cru

crudo

grob

ruw

grezzo

rude

onbewerkt

rauw

vulgaire

Grobheit

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɹuːd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: crude

Cognate with Old English: hrēaw

In summary

From Middle English crude, borrowed from Latin crūdus (“raw, bloody, uncooked, undigested, crude”). Doublet of crudo, from Italian. Cognate with Old English hrēaw (“raw, uncooked”) via Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂- (“raw blood”); more at raw.