crude
 crude (kro͞od)adj. crud·er, crud·est
1. Being in an unrefined or natural state; raw.
2. Lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive:
a crude, mannerless oaf; a crude remark.
3. Characterized by uncultured simplicity; lacking in sophistication or subtlety:
had only a crude notion of how a computer works.
4. Not carefully or skillfully made; rough:
a quick, crude sketch.
5. Undisguised or unadorned; plain:
must face the crude truth.
6. Statistics. In an unanalyzed form; not adjusted to allow for related circumstances or data.
7. Archaic. Unripe or immature.n.
A substance, especially petroleum, in its unrefined state. [Middle English, from Latin crūdus. See kreuə- in Indo-European Roots.] crudeʹly adv.cruʹdi·ty (kro͞oʹdĭ-tē) or crudeʹness n.
Synonyms: crude, native, raw
These adjectives mean in a natural state and not yet processed for use: crude rubber; native iron; raw cotton. See also synonyms at rude
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