Crude

Definition of Crude

Pronunciation: krųd

a.	1.	In its natural state; not cooked or prepared by fire or heat; undressed; not altered, refined, or prepared for use by any artificial process; raw; as, crude flesh. Molding to its will each successive deposit of the crude materials. - I. Taylor.
	2.	Unripe; not mature or perfect; immature. I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude. - Milton.
	3.	Not reduced to order or form; unfinished; not arranged or prepared; ill-considered; immature. Crude, undigested masses of suggestion, furnishing rather raw materials for composition. - De Quincey. The originals of Nature in their crude Conception. - Milton.
	4.	Undigested; unconcocted; not brought into a form to give nourishment.
	5.	Having, or displaying, superficial and undigested knowledge; without culture or profundity; as, a crude reasoner.
	6.	(Paint.) Harsh and offensive, as a color; tawdry or in bad taste, as a combination of colors, or any design or work of art.

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