Not carefully or expertly made. Synonym:rough."A crude cabin of logs with bark still on them" , "Rough carpentry"
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Conspicuously and tastelessly indecent. Synonyms:earthy, gross, vulgar."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"
Belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness. Synonyms:primitive, rude."Primitive movies of the 1890s" , "Primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains"
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Devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment. Synonyms:blunt, stark."The crude facts" , "Facing the stark reality of the deadline"
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Not processed or subjected to analysis. Synonym:raw."The raw cost of production" , "Only the crude vital statistics"
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