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crude
1: existing in a natural state and unaltered by cooking or processing <crude oil>2archaic : unripe
, immature3: marked by the primitive, gross, or elemental or by uncultivated simplicity or vulgarity <a crude stereotype>4: rough or inexpert in plan or execution <a crude shelter>5: lacking a covering, glossing, or concealing element : obvious <crude facts>6: tabulated without being broken down into classes <the crude death rate>
synonyms see rude
— crude·ly adverb
— crude·ness noun
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