crude
crude Lexical Profile
crude Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
In a natural, raw, or unrefined state; not yet processed, purified, or altered by human industry.
"The cargo ship was transporting thousands of barrels of crude oil to the coastal refinery."
Constructed, executed, or estimated in a simple, makeshift, or rudimentary manner, lacking skill, precision, or sophistication.
"The stranded hikers built a crude shelter out of fallen pine branches to protect themselves from the rain."
Offensively coarse, vulgar, or lacking tact, manners, and social grace.
"His crude remarks during the dinner party made several of the guests feel deeply uncomfortable."
Not adjusted or corrected for specific demographic factors or underlying variables (used especially of statistical rates).
"Demographers compared the country's crude birth rate with age-adjusted fertility figures."
• noun
Natural, unrefined petroleum as it is extracted directly from underground geological reservoirs before being processed at a refinery.
"Global prices for benchmark crude rose sharply following the announcement of production cuts."
• Rhymes for crude
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Latin 'crudus', meaning 'raw, bloody, unripe, or undigested', which is related to 'cruor' (thick blood from a wound) and shares an Indo-European root with the English word 'raw'.