crude
adjective
1. not carefully or expertly made
- managed to make a crude splint
- a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them
Similar word(s): unskilled, rough
2. conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
- a crude joke
- crude behavior
Similar word(s): indecent, earthy, gross, vulgar
3. not refined or processed
- crude oil
Similar word(s): unprocessed, unrefined
4. belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
- the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man
Similar word(s): early, primitive, rude
5. devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
- the crude facts
Similar word(s): unconditional, unconditioned, blunt, stark
6. not processed or subjected to analysis
- only the crude vital statistics
Similar word(s): unanalyzed, raw
Sentences with crude as an adjective:
- a crude shelter
- a crude truth
- a crude remark
- crude data