crude
IPA: krˈud
noun
- Any substance in its natural state.
- Crude oil.
adjective
- In a natural, untreated state.
- Characterized by simplicity, especially something not carefully or expertly made.
- Lacking concealing elements.
- Lacking tact or taste.
- (archaic) Immature or unripe.
- (obsolete) Uncooked, raw.
- (grammar) Pertaining to the uninflected stem of a word.
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Examples of "crude" in Sentences
- The road is bumpy and crude.
- He is annoying, meddlesome and crude.
- It was possible to crudely gerrymander tribes.
- Gunvor buys 10% stake in crude oil transalpine pipeline.
- The petroleum in the tar sands is heavier than the heaviest crude oil.
- The gusher unleashed in the Gulf of Mexico continues to spew crude oil.
- The state also has large deposits of crude oil and natural gas untapped.
- Crude oil is found primarily in the Gulf of Suez and in the Western Desert.
- The country has largely untapped reserves of both crude oil and natural gas.
- The lack of refining facilities often resulted in the dumping of the crude oil.