crude
/krud/
noun
- Petroleum in its natural state before it has been refined.
- Oil tankers transport crude from the Middle East to refineries.
- The price of crude rose sharply last month.
- Investors are worried about the global supply of crude.
adjective
- In a natural or raw state; not processed or refined.
- They built a shelter from crude logs and branches.
- Crude iron ore must be smelted to extract the metal.
- The factory buys crude rubber from plantations.
- Made or done in a simple, rough, or unskillful way.
- The first prototype was a crude wooden model.
- He drew a crude map on a napkin to show the way.
- Her crude attempt at a joke fell flat.
- Offensive or rude in a blunt way.
- The comedian's humor was too crude for the family audience.
- She was fired for making crude gestures at a coworker.
- His crude comments made everyone uncomfortable.
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