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Definition of Crude

1. Noun. A dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons.

2. Adjective. Not carefully or expertly made. "Rough carpentry"

3. Adjective. Conspicuously and tastelessly indecent. "Full of language so vulgar it should have been edited"

4. Adjective. Not refined or processed. "Crude oil"

5. Adjective. Belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness. "Primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains"

6. Adjective. Devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment. "Facing the stark reality of the deadline"

7. Adjective. Not processed or subjected to analysis. "Only the crude vital statistics"

Definition of Crude

1. a. In its natural state; not cooked or prepared by fire or heat; undressed; not altered, refined, or prepared for use by any artificial process; raw; as, crude flesh.

Definition of Crude

1. Adjective. Being in a natural state. ¹

2. Adjective. Characterized by simplicity, especially something not carefully or expertly made. ¹

3. Adjective. Lacking concealing elements. ¹

4. Adjective. Lacking tact or taste. ¹

5. Adjective. (statistics) Being in an unanalyzed form. ¹

6. Adjective. (archaic) Immature or unripe. ¹

7. Noun. Any substance in its natural state. ¹

8. Noun. Crude oil. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Crude

1. unrefined [adj CRUDER, CRUDEST] : CRUDELY [adv] / unrefined petroleum [n -S] - See also: unrefined

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Crude

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cruddled cruddles cruddling cruddy crude (current term) crude(a) crude-oil crude birth rate crude calcium sulfide crude death rate

crude drug crude fibre crude oil crude protein crude sap crude urine crudely crudeness crudenesses

Literary usage of Crude

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1. Energy Policies of IEA Countries by International Energy Agency (2003)
"In 2000, OMV and four international companies (Agip, BP, Esso and Shell) had combined net imports of 7.7 Mtoe of crude oil, natural gas liquids (NGL) and ..."

2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1885)
"If crude, they were not dutiable and the plaintiffs were entitled to ... B^ washing in cold water, these impurities are removed arid the crude tartar is ..."

3. The Impact of HIV-AIDS on World Population by Peter O. Way (1994)
"During the period 1985 to 2010, the projections indicate that the crude birth ... The increased number of deaths is reflected in the higher crude death rate ..."

4. The Trust Problem by Jeremiah Whipple Jenks (1901)
"Petroleum * In considering the chart showing the prices of crude and refined petroleum, attention should be called to the fact that figures for crude oil ..."

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