meaning of crude
1. 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.
2. Unripe; not mature or perfect; immature.
3. Not reduced to order or form; unfinished; not arranged or prepared; ill-considered; immature.
4. Undigested; unconcocted; not brought into a form to give nourishment.
5. Having, or displaying, superficial and undigested knowledge; without culture or profundity; as, a crude reasoner.
6. Harsh and offensive, as a color; tawdry or in bad taste, as a combination of colors, or any design or work of art.
7. a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
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crude | crude oil | crudely | crudeness |
