Crude

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NOUN

petroleum, crude oil, rock oil, fossil oil, oil

a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

ADJ

rough

not carefully or expertly made

earthy, gross, vulgar

conspicuously and tastelessly indecent

unrefined, unprocessed

not refined or processed

primitive, rude

belonging to an early stage of technical development

blunt, crude(a), stark(a)

devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment

raw

not processed or subjected to analysis

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