crude

Pronunciation

• enPR: kro͞od, IPA ^(key): /kruːd/

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Adjective

Positive crude

Comparative cruder

Superlative crudest

1. When an object is crude, it is natural or raw.

   Crude oil needs to go through fractional distillation to obtain the components in it.

2. When something is crude, it lacks maturity or is coarse and rude.

   The comedian told a crude joke.

Noun

Singular crude

Plural crudes

1. If something is crude, it is in its natural state.

   Crude oil.