Main Entry: ¹crude

Pronunciation: \ˈkrüd\

Function: adjective

Inflected Form(s): crud·er; crud·est

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin crudus raw, crude, undigested — more at raw

Date: 14th century

1 : existing in a natural state and unaltered by cooking or processing <crude oil>
2 archaic : unripe, immature
3 : 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