crude
/kɹuːd/ adjective C1- In a natural, untreated state. · crude oil
- Characterized by simplicity, especially something not carefully or expertly made. · a crude shelter· a crude estimate
- Lacking concealing elements. · a crude truth
- Lacking tact or taste. · a crude remark· You shouldn't use such crude language when talking to the bank manager.
- Not adjusted or further analyzed.
- Pertaining to the uninflected stem of a word.
Comparative cruder · Superlative crudest
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“Because there are many ciphers which I would read as easily as I do the apocrypha of the agony column: such crude devices amuse the intelligence without fatiguing it.
There was enough comradeship and sympathy in this crude old father of his to draw his confidence.
He would talk of nothing but art, of which he had the crudest ideas, from our leaving the gallery until we found ourselves at the Northumberland Hotel.
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