crude

Speech parts

1. crude - Noun

2. crude - Adjective

4. crude - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

In its natural state; not cooked or prepared by fire or heat; undressed; not altered, refined, or prepared for use by any artificial process; raw; as, crude flesh.

Unripe; not mature or perfect; immature.

Not reduced to order or form; unfinished; not arranged or prepared; ill-considered; immature.

Undigested; unconcocted; not brought into a form to give nourishment.

Having, or displaying, superficial and undigested knowledge; without culture or profundity; as, a crude reasoner.

Harsh and offensive, as a color; tawdry or in bad taste, as a combination of colors, or any design or work of art.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

raw primitive rough gross blunt vulgar rude crude oil unrefined unprocessed petroleum offensive unfinished coarse rudimentary
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Antonyms

refined virgin bonnie galilee august foxy
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Hypernyms

oil fossil fuel

Hyponyms

residual oil resid

Phrases with the word

crude carrier crude fuel crude sugar crude bomb gas and crude oil crude machine

Anagrams

cured Druce Ducre

Examples

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the raw cost of production Source: Internet

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Close letter words and terms

cruddiness cruddle cruddy crude antimony crude birth rate crude blackmail