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crude

/kɹuːd/
/kɹʉd/ Scotland

Sounds like crewed (except Scotland) · Rhymes with -uːd

Where it comes from

Doublet of crudo, which was borrowed from Italian, and (more distantly) raw through Proto-Indo-European.

adjective cruder · crudest

In a natural, untreated state. crude oil
Similar: raw, unrefined, unprocessed, coarse, crude, natural, pure, pristine, unalloyed, unmixed, untouched, untreated · Opposite: processed, refined
Characterized by simplicity, especially something not carefully or expertly made. a crude shelter
Similar: primitive, rough, rude, rudimentary
Lacking concealing elements. a crude truth
Similar: obvious, plain, unadorned, undisguised, austere, bare, chaste, inornate, modest, quiet, severe, simple
Lacking tact or taste. a crude remark
Similar: blunt, coarse, earthy, gross, stark, uncultivated, vulgar
Not adjusted or further analyzed.
Similar: raw
archaic Immature or unripe.
Similar: immature, unripe
obsolete Uncooked, raw. Her mete was very crude, She had not wel endude; […]
Pertaining to the uninflected stem of a word.

noun crudes

countable, uncountable Any substance in its natural state.
abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of crude oil The dawn of the oil age was fairly recent. Although the stuff was used to waterproof boats in the Middle East 6,000 years ago, extracting it in earnest began only in 1859 after an oil strike in Pennsylvania. The first barrels of crude fetched $18 (around $450 at today’s prices).

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: unrefined, rough, coarse, gross, blunt, vulgar, indecent, rude, stark, unskilled, unconditional, unanalyzed, raw, unprocessed, primitive, early

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adj being in a natural state

Español	crudo
Português	cru, bruto
Français	cru
Deutsch	roh
Italiano	greggio, grezzo
Ελληνικά	ακατέργαστος akatérgastos, ανεπεξέργαστος anepexérgastos
Русский	необрабо́танный neobrabótannyj, сыро́й syrój
Tiếng Việt	thô
العربية	خَامّ ḵāmm
עברית	גולמי golmí, גולמית golmít

adj characterized by simplicity

Português	rústico
Deutsch	einfach gestrickt, schlicht, grob gezimmert
Italiano	rustico, raffazzonato
Ελληνικά	αδρός adrós
Русский	примити́вный primitívnyj, просто́й prostój, про́стенький próstenʹkij

adj lacking concealing elements

Español	crudo
Português	cru
Français	cru
Deutsch	nackt, pur
Italiano	ovvio, crudo
Ελληνικά	χονδροειδής chondroeidís
Русский	я́вный jávnyj, неприкры́тый neprikrýtyj

adj lacking tact or taste

हिन्दी	सड़कछाप saṛakchāp
Português	bruto
Français	vulgaire, cru
Deutsch	derb, krude, krass, roh, grob
Italiano	volgare, crudo, semplice, grezzo
Ελληνικά	άξεστος áxestos
Русский	гру́бый grúbyj

adj statistics: in an unanalyzed form

Español	en bruto
Français	brut
Deutsch	roh
Italiano	raffazzonato
Ελληνικά	ανεπεξέργαστος anepexérgastos
Русский	необрабо́танный neobrabótannyj, сыро́й syrój

noun any substance in its natural state

Deutsch	Rohstoff
Italiano	greggio, grezzo
Ελληνικά	ακατέργαστος akatérgastos, αργός argós

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@misc{crude_2026,
  title = {crude},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crude},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}