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crude - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
crude
Definition
(noun) a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
Synonyms
:
crude oil
,
fossil oil
,
oil
,
petroleum
,
rock oil
Definition
(adj) not carefully or expertly made
Synonyms
:
rough
Example Sentence
managed to make a crude splint
a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them
rough carpentry
Definition
(adj) conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
Synonyms
:
earthy
,
gross
,
vulgar
Example Sentence
coarse language
a crude joke
crude behavior
an earthy sense of humor
a revoltingly gross expletive
a vulgar gesture
full of language so vulgar it should have been edited
Definition
(adj) not refined or processed
Synonyms
:
unprocessed
,
unrefined
Example Sentence
unrefined ore
crude oil
Definition
(adj) belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
Synonyms
:
primitive
,
rude
Example Sentence
the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man
primitive movies of the 1890s
primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains
Definition
(adj) devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
Synonyms
:
blunt
,
stark
Example Sentence
the blunt truth
the crude facts
facing the stark reality of the deadline
Definition
(adj) not processed or subjected to analysis
Synonyms
:
raw
Example Sentence
raw data
the raw cost of production
only the crude vital statistics
Word used in video below:
text: [ Crude Spanish accent ] Stahn Smeeeeth.
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