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- US Pronunciation
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- [krood]
- /krud/
- /kruːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [krood]
- /krud/
Definitions of crude word
- adjective crude A crude method or measurement is not exact or detailed, but may be useful or correct in a rough, general way. 3
- adjective crude If you describe an object that someone has made as crude, you mean that it has been made in a very simple way or from very simple parts. 3
- adjective crude If you describe someone as crude, you disapprove of them because they speak or behave in a rude, offensive, or unsophisticated way. 3
- adjective crude Crude substances are in a natural or unrefined state, and have not yet been used in manufacturing processes. 3
- variable noun crude Crude is the same as crude oil. 3
- adjective crude lacking taste, tact, or refinement; vulgar 3
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Origin of crude
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin crūdus uncooked, raw, bleeding, rough, akin to cruor blood from a wound; see raw
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Parts of speech for Crude
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
crude popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for crude
adj crude
- boorish — Boorish behaviour is rough, uneducated, and rude.
- indecent — offending against generally accepted standards of propriety or good taste; improper; vulgar: indecent jokes; indecent language; indecent behavior.
- rude — discourteous or impolite, especially in a deliberate way: a rude reply.
- savage — fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed: savage beasts.
- cheap — Goods or services that are cheap cost less money than usual or than you expected.
adjective crude
- unrefined — not refined; not purified, as substances: unrefined metal.
- natural — existing in or formed by nature (opposed to artificial): a natural bridge.
- basic — You use basic to describe things, activities, and principles that are very important or necessary, and on which others depend.
- unsophisticated — not sophisticated; simple; artless.
- vulgar — characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste: vulgar ostentation.
noun crude
- hun — a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- petrol — British. gasoline.
- crude oil — Crude oil is oil in its natural state before it has been processed or refined.
- coal oil — petroleum or a refined product from petroleum, esp kerosene
- rock oil — petroleum.
Antonyms for crude
adj crude
- polite — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
- kind — of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person: a kind and loving person.
- moral — of, relating to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical: moral attitudes.
- tasteful — having, displaying, or in accordance with good taste: tasteful clothing; a tasteful room.
- planned — arranged, organized, or done in accordance with a plan: a planned attack.
adjective crude
- accurate — careful and exact
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