crude

Definitions

1. 1.Unripe; not mature or perfect; immature. I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude. Milton.
2. 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. 3.Undigested; unconcocted; not brought into a form to give nourishment. "Crude and inconcoct." Bacon.
4. 4.Having, or displaying, superficial and undigested knowledge; without culture or profudity; as, a crude reasoner.
5. 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.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is unripe; not mature or perfect; immature. I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude. Milton called?
• What is undigested; unconcocted; not brought into a form to give nourishment. "Crude and inconcoct." Bacon called?
• What is having, or displaying, superficial and undigested knowledge; without culture or profudity; as, a crude reasoner called?
• What is harsh and offensive, as a color; tawdry or in bad taste, as a combination of colors, or any design or work of art called?