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crude
adjective as in vulgar, unpolished in manner
adjective as in unrefined, natural
Example Sentences
Public and private employees have used rough, celebratory or crude language — typically on social media — in response to Kirk’s death.
Justice Minister Joseph Geng Akech dismissed the findings and attributed South Sudan's economic problems to conflict, climate change and falling sales of crude oil.
By then, the storm had grown so fierce that they had no choice but to race to a crude stone and metal hut on the summit.
That legislative fix, effective through 2036, would in effect circumvent a decade of legal challenges by environmental groups seeking to stymie drilling in the county that produces about three-fourths of the state’s crude oil.
“Verbiage, memes, targeting, crude humor and cultural references that are immediately available often telegraph motives for violent symbolic attacks, but can also be amorphous or disjointed,” he said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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