crude

8 definitions • 8 examples

simple and not skilfully done or made:

a crude device/weapon

rude and offensive:

a crude remark/comment

oil from rocks underground in a natural state that has not yet been treated

simple and not skillfully done or made:

He made a crude table out of an old crate.

rude and offensive:

a crude joke/remark

crude, barbaric men

in a natural or unfinished state, especially before being treated in an industrial process:

crude sugar cane

crude steel

very simple, without much detail, and perhaps not very accurate:

Our initial crude calculations show that we made a profit this month.

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