crude

English

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Etymology

From Middle English crude, from Latin crūdus (“raw, bloody, uncooked, undigested, crude”), from Proto-Indo-European *krewa- (“raw meat, fresh blood”). Cognate with Old English hrēaw (“raw, uncooked”). More at raw.

Pronunciation

enPR: kro͞od, IPA: /kɹuːd/, X-SAMPA: /kru:d/
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Rhymes: -uːd
Homophones: crewed

Adjective

crude (comparative cruder, superlative crudest)

Being in a natural state.
crude oil
Characterized by simplicity, especially something not carefully or expertly made.
a crude shelter
Lacking concealing elements.
a crude truth
Lacking tact or taste.
a crude remark
(statistics) Being in an unanalyzed form.
crude data
(archaic) Immature or unripe.

Synonyms

(being in a natural state): raw, unrefined, unprocessed
(characterized by simplicity): primitive, rough, rude, rudimentary
(lacking concealing elements): obvious, plain, unadorned, undisguised
(lacking tact or taste): blunt, coarse, earthy, gross, stark, uncultivated, vulgar
(statistics: in an unanalyzed form): raw
(archaic: immature or unripe): See immature or unripe
See also Wikisaurus:raw

Antonyms

(being in a natural state): refined, processed

Derived terms

crudeness
crude oil
crude material

Related terms

Translations

being in a natural state

Bulgarian: суров (bg) (surov), необработен (bg) (neobraboten)
Czech: surový (cs) m, syrový (cs) m
Dutch: ruw (nl), onbewerkt (nl), ongeraffineerd (nl)
Esperanto: kruda (eo)
French: cru (fr)
German: roh (de)
Greek: ακατέργαστος (el) (akatérgastos) m, ανεπεξέργαστος (el) (anepexérgastos) m

Hebrew: גולמי (golmy) m, גולמית (golmyt) f
Hungarian: nyers (hu), finomítatlan (hu)
Italian: greggio (it) m, grezzo (it)
Persian: خام (fa) (xâm)
Polish: surowy m, nieoczyszczony m
Portuguese: cru (pt)
Swedish: rå (sv), grov (sv)
Telugu: ముడి (muDi)

characterized by simplicity

Bulgarian: прост (bg) (prost), груб (bg) (grub)
Czech: prostý (cs)
Dutch: onafgewerkt (nl), rudimentair (nl), primitief (nl)
Finnish: yksinkertainen (fi)
German: unfertig
Greek: αδρός (el) (adrós)

Hungarian: kezdetleges (hu)
Italian: rustico (it), raffazzonato (it)
Polish: prymitywny m
Swedish: enkel (sv)
Telugu: ముతక (mutaka)

lacking concealing elements

Czech: zřejmý (cs), evidentn (cs), jasný (cs)
Dutch: naakt (nl)
Greek: χονδροειδής (el) (chondroeidís)

Italian: ovvio (it), crudo (it)
Swedish: ohöljd (sv), oförblommerad (sv)

lacking tact or taste

Bulgarian: груб (bg) (grub)
Czech: neomalený (cs) m
Dutch: ruw (nl), grof (nl), smakeloos (nl), vulgair (nl)
Finnish: karkea (fi)
French: vulgaire (fr) m and f
German: roh (de), grob (de)

Greek: άξεστος (el) (áxestos) m
Hungarian: durva (hu), faragatlan (hu), nyers (hu)
Italian: volgare (it) m and f, crudo (it), semplice (it), grezzo (it)
Russian: грубый (ru) (grubyj)
Swedish: grov (sv), plump (sv), oborstad (sv)
Telugu: నాటు (naaTu)

statistics: in an unanalyzed form

Bulgarian: суров (bg) (surov)
Dutch: ruw (nl)
Greek: ανεπεξέργαστος m
Hungarian: nyers (hu)

Italian: raffazzonato (it)
Persian: خام (fa) (xâm)
Russian: необработанный (ru) (neobrabotannyj)
Swedish: obearbetad (sv), rå (sv)
Telugu: ముడి (muDi)

immature or unripe

See immature or unripe

Bulgarian: незрял (bg) (nezrjal), неузрял (bg) (neuzrjal)
Czech: nedozrálý (cs) m, nezralý (cs) m

Hungarian: éretlen (hu)
Italian: acerbo (it)

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