01 a. In its natural state; not cooked or prepared by fire or heat; undressed; not altered, refined, or prepared for use by any artificial proces…
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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.“Molding to its will each successive deposit of the crude materials.” — I. Taylor.
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Unripe; not mature or perfect; immature.“I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude.” — Milton.
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Not reduced to order or form; unfinished; not arranged or prepared; ill-considered; immature.“Crude, undigested masses of suggestion, furnishing rather raw materials for composition.” — De Quincey.“The originals of Nature in their crude Conception.” — Milton.
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Undigested; unconcocted; not brought into a form to give nourishment.
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Having, or displaying, superficial and undigested knowledge; without culture or profundity; as, a crude reasoner.
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Harsh and offensive, as a color; tawdry or in bad taste, as a combination of colors, or any design or work of art.(Paint.)