crude
Meaning
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- In a natural, untreated state.
- Characterized by simplicity, especially something not carefully or expertly made.
- Lacking concealing elements.
- Lacking tact or taste.
- Immature or unripe.
- (obsolete) Uncooked, raw.
- Pertaining to the uninflected stem of a word.
Synonyms
vulga
coarsely ground
home-bred
large-grained
montan wax
rough-cut
tar oil
crude benzol
crude benzene
crude geraniol
crude tar oil
crude naphthenic acid
crude montan wax
non-permanent
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɹuːd/
Etymology
From Middle English crude, borrowed from Latin crūdus (“raw, bloody, uncooked, undigested, crude”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂- (“raw meat, fresh blood”). Cognate with Old English hrēaw (“raw, uncooked”). More at raw.
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