crude

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adj. rough, raw, unfinished, imperfect, plain, unwrought, unrefined, incomplete; unprepared, sketchy; coarse, crass, rude, tasteless, gross, immature, vulgar, uncouth. See inelegance, imperfection, unpreparedness, vulgarity.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Unrefined]

Syn. rude, rough, unpolished, in a raw state, unprocessed, unrefined, homemade, homespun, thick, coarse, harsh, rudimentary, roughhewn, makeshift, unfinished, unfashioned, unformed, undeveloped, in the rough, raw, immature, sketchy; see also savage 1 , unfinished 1 .

Ant. finished, polished, refined.

2. [Lacking address or skill]

Syn. ungainly, clumsy, unskillful; see awkward 1 , primitive 1 .

3. [Lacking manners or taste]

Syn. uncouth, vulgar, coarse; see coarse 2 , rude 1 , 2 , vulgar 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.

1. rough or unrefined in manner coarse, earthy, *gross, tactless, unpolished, uncouth, crass, vulgar, ignorant, churlish.

2. raw or unfinished rough, natural, green, unrefined, ungraded, unpolished, rough-hewn, primitive, unprocessed.

ANT.: 1. refined, cultured, polished, civilized. 2. refined, finished, polished

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. In ia natural state and still not prepared for use: native, raw, unprocessed, unrefined. See CLEAN. 2. Lacking in delicacy or refinement: barbarian, barbaric, boorish, churlish, coarse, crass, gross, ill-bred, indelicate, philistine, rough, rude, tasteless, uncivilized, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar. See COURTESY, SMOOTH. 3. Lacking expert, careful craftsmanship: primitive, raw, rough, rude, unpolished. See GOOD.