crude
kroohd
- n a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
- s not carefully or expertly made
managed to make a crude splint
a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them - s conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
a crude joke
crude behavior - a not refined or processed
crude oil - s belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man - s devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
the crude facts - s not processed or subjected to analysis
only the crude vital statistics
- crude-oil prices soared to record levels in July, South Korea's flagship airline, Korean Air, established a nine-member fuel-management team charged with a single purpose: contain .
- And demand for crude oil and refined products in the developing world, which has driven the price of oil to record levels in recent years, is now plummeting.
- But recent gains have been modest, and most have been in natural gas, not the crude that is refined into gasoline.