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crude

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  1. rude                  
 
1. crude \'kru:d\ aj [ME, fr. L crudus raw - more at RAW] 1: existing in a 
   natural state and unaltered by cooking or processing  obs  2: UNRIPE, 
   IMMATURE  3: marked by the primitive, gross, or elemental or by 
   uncultivated simplic ity or vulgarity 4: rough or inexpert in plan or 
   execution  5: lacking a covering, glossing, or concealing  6: tabulated 
   without being broken down into classes {~ death rate)> - crude.ly av
2. crude n : a substance in its natural unprocessed state; esp : unrefined 
   pe troleum