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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Crude \Crude\ (kr[udd]d), a. [Compar. Cruder (-[~e]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. [1913 Webster] Molding to its will each successive deposit of the crude materials. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. Unripe; not mature or perfect; immature. [1913 Webster] I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Not reduced to order or form; unfinished; not arranged or prepared; ill-considered; immature. "Crude projects." --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] Crude, undigested masses of suggestion, furnishing rather raw materials for composition. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster] The originals of Nature in their crude Conception. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 4. Undigested; unconcocted; not brought into a form to give nourishment. "Crude and inconcoct." --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 5. Having, or displaying, superficial and undigested knowledge; without culture or profundity; as, a crude reasoner. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]