Crude

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English

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Etymology

From Middle English < Latin crudus "raw, crude, undigested".

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Pronunciation

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Homophones

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Adjective

Crude (comparative cruder, superlative crudest)

  1. Being in a natural state.
    crude oil
  2. Characterized by simplicity, especially something not carefully or expertly made.
    a crude shelter
  3. Lacking concealing elements.
    a crude truth
  4. Lacking tact or taste.
    a crude remark
  5. (statistics) Being in an unanalyzed form.
    crude data
  6. (archaic{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) Immature or unripe.
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Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Translations

being in a natural state

characterized by simplicity

lacking concealing elements

lacking tact or taste

statistics: in an unanalyzed form

archaic: immature or unripe

See immature or unripe
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Derived terms

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Noun

crude

  1. Any substance in its natural state.
  2. See crude oil
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Translations

any substance in its natural state

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Italian

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Adjective

crude f plural

  1. feminine plural of crudo

de:crude et:crude fa:crude fr:crude io:crude it:crude pl:crude zh:crude

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