crude

Meanings

Adjective

• In a natural, untreated state.
• Characterized by simplicity, especially something not carefully or expertly made.
• Lacking concealing elements.
• Lacking tact or taste.
• Immature or unripe.
• Pertaining to the uninflected stem of a word.

Noun

• Any substance in its natural state.
• Crude oil.

Related

Similar words

• raw

Opposite words

• refined, processed

Origin

• From Middle English crude, borrowed from Latin crūdus, probably from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-. Cognate with Old English hrēaw. More at raw.