crude

crude
crude1 [kru:d] adj
[Date: 1300-1400; : Latin; Origin: crudus 'raw, rough, cruel']
1.) not exact or without any detail, but generally correct and useful
▪ a crude estimate of the population available for work
2.) not developed to a high standard, or made with little skill
▪ a crude wooden bridge
▪ crude workmanship
3.) offensive or rude, especially in a sexual way
= ↑vulgar
▪ crude pictures
▪ His language was often crude.
4.) [only before noun]
crude oil, rubber etc is in its natural or raw condition before it is treated with chemicals
5.) in crude terms
expressed in a simple way
▪ Private morality, in crude terms, is not the law's business.
>crudely adv
▪ crudely built shacks
>crudeness n [U]
>crudity n [U and C]
crude 2
crude2 also .crude 'oil n [U]
oil that is in its natural condition, as it comes out of an ↑oil well, before it is made more pure or separated into different products
▪ 1000 barrels of crude

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