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crudely

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crude  (krd)
adj. crud·er, crud·est
1. Being in an unrefined or natural state; raw.
2. Lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive: a crude, mannerless oaf; a crude remark.
3. Characterized by uncultured simplicity; lacking in sophistication or subtlety: had only a crude notion of how a computer works.
4. Not carefully or skillfully made; rough: a quick, crude sketch.
5. Undisguised or unadorned; plain: must face the crude truth.
6. Statistics In an unanalyzed form; not adjusted to allow for related circumstances or data.
7. Archaic Unripe or immature.
n.
A substance, especially petroleum, in its unrefined state.

[Middle English, from Latin crdus; see kreu- in Indo-European roots.]

crudely adv.
crudi·ty (krd-t), crudeness n.
Synonyms: crude, native, raw
These adjectives mean in a natural state and not yet processed for use: crude rubber; native iron; raw cotton. See Also Synonyms at rude.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.crudely - in a crude or unrefined manner; "he was crudely bold"
2.crudely - in a crude and unskilled manner; "an inexpertly constructed lean-to"

crudely
adverb
1. roughly, basically, sketchily The donors can be split - a little crudely - into two groups.
2. simply, roughly, basically, coarsely, clumsily a crudely carved wooden form
Translations
crudely [ˈkruːdlɪ] ADV
1. (= primitively) [carved, constructed, drawn] → toscamente, burdamente
2. (= coarsely) [speak, behave, joke, gesture] → groseramente, ordinariamente
to put it crudelyhablando en plata
crudely [ˈkruːdli] adv
(in basic terms)sommairement
put crudely, ..., to put it crudely, ... → pour parler crûment, ...
(= simply) [made, produced] → de façon rudimentaire; [carved] → grossièrement
(= vulgarly) [speak] → grossièrement
to put it crudely, ... → dit vulgairement, ...
crudely
adv
(= vulgarly)ordinär, derb
(= unsophisticatedly)primitiv; behaveungehobelt; (= approximately) estimate, drawgrob; to put it crudelyum es ganz grob auszudrücken
crudely [ˈkruːdlɪ] adv (paint, make) → rozzamente; (say, express) → brutalmente
crudely [ˈkruːdlɪ] adv (paint, make) → rozzamente; (say, express) → brutalmente


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She was amazing in a sort of unsubtle way; crudely amazing--I thought.
Archer asked, wondering a little crudely if he needed money.
The enclosed letter Martin found to be crudely printed by hand.
 
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