crude

Noun
  1. A dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons (synset 115005138)
    is a type of:
    • fossil fuel - fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content
    • oil - a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
    subtypes: resid, residual oil - oil products that remain after petroleum has been distilled
    substance holonym: atomic number 6, c, carbon - an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
    same as: crude oil, fossil oil, oil, petroleum, rock oil
Adjective
  1. Not carefully or expertly made (synset 302237329)
    "managed to make a crude splint"; "a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them"; "rough carpentry"
    similar to: unskilled - not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency
    same as: rough
  2. Conspicuously and tastelessly indecent (synset 300686808)
    "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited"
    similar to: indecent - offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters
    same as: earthy, gross, vulgar
  3. Not refined or processed (synset 301960289)
    "unrefined ore"; "crude oil"
    same as: unprocessed, unrefined
  4. Belonging to an early stage of technical development;
    Characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness (synset 300821744)
    "the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man"; "primitive movies of the 1890s"; "primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains"
    similar to: early - being or occurring at an early stage of development
    same as: primitive, rude
  5. Devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment (synset 300559107)
    "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"
    similar to: unconditional, unconditioned - not conditional
    same as: blunt, stark
  6. Not processed or subjected to analysis (synset 300418723)
    "raw data"; "the raw cost of production"; "only the crude vital statistics"
    similar to: unanalyzed - not analyzed or broken down for detailed examination
    same as: raw

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