What does "crude" mean?
Crude: Unripe; not mature or perfect; immature. I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude. Milton.
Additional senses
- 2.Not reduced to order or form;unfinished; not arranged or prepared; ill-considered; immature. "Crudeprojects." Macualay. Crude, undigested masses of suggestion, furnishing rather raw materials for composition. De Quincey. The originals of Nature in their crude Conception. Milton.
- 3.Undigested; unconcocted; not brought into a form to give nourishment. "Crude and inconcoct." Bacon.
- 4.Having, or displaying, superficial and undigested knowledge; without culture or profudity; as, a crude reasoner.
- 5.(Paint.) Harsh and offensive, as a color; tawdry or in bad taste, as a combination of colors, or any design or work of art.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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