Crude (kr&udd;d), a.
[Compar. Cruder (-&etilde;r);
superl. Crudest.] [L. crudus raw;
akin to cruor blood (which flows from a wound). See
Raw, and cf. Cruel.] 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. "Common crude
salt." Boyle.
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 projects." Macaulay.
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. "Crude and
inconcoct." Bacon.
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.
