Topic: INDUSTRY
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | crudus 'raw, rough, cruel' |
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crude1
1 not exact or without any detail, but generally correct and useful [↪ approximate]: a crude estimate of the population available for work
a crude estimate of the population available for work2 not developed to a high standard, or made with little skill : a crude wooden bridge crude workmanship
a crude wooden bridgecrude workmanship3 offensive or rude, especially in a sexual way [= vulgar]: crude pictures His language was often crude.
crude picturesHis language was often crude.4TI [only before noun] crude oil, rubber etc is in its natural or raw condition before it is treated with chemicals
5 expressed in a simple way : Private morality, in crude terms, is not the law's business.
in crude terms
Private morality, in crude terms, is not the law's business. —crudely adverb: crudely built shacks
crudely built shacks —crudeness noun [uncountable]
—crudity noun [uncountable and countable]
