1in a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined:crude oil
Statistics (of figures) not adjusted or corrected:the crude mortality rate
(of an estimate or guess) likely to be only approximately accurate:a crude estimate of the number of people available for work
2constructed in a rudimentary or makeshift way:a relatively crude nuclear weapon
(of an action) showing little finesse or subtlety and as a result unlikely to succeed:the measure was condemned by economists as crude and ill-conceived
3offensively coarse or rude, especially in relation to sexual matters:a crude joke
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natural mineral oil:the ship was carrying 80,000 tonnes of crude
