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crudely

[krood-lee] / ˈkrud li /
ADVERB
clumsily
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To prepare for the role, Elordi created a scrapbook, crudely stitched together.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

The prime minister thinks I've rather crudely summarised his personal reflections on what he might have done better.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2025

Hunny pops in and out of the film, her crudely animated, blonde image the lovechild of Siri and Samantha Jones.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2025

Gaidar lost badly; Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the most crudely right-wing candidate, won by a wide margin.

From Slate • Dec. 23, 2024

Like her, I dressed my hair in a long braid, which I sometimes tucked under a coif that I embroidered, rather crudely, with pansies.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein