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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.

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  1. superl. 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.
  2. superl. Unripe; not mature or perfect; immature.
  3. superl. Not reduced to order or form; unfinished; not arranged or prepared; ill-considered; immature.
  4. superl. Undigested; unconcocted; not brought into a form to give nourishment.
  5. superl. Having, or displaying, superficial and undigested knowledge; without culture or profundity; as, a crude reasoner.
  6. superl. Harsh and offensive, as a color; tawdry or in bad taste, as a combination of colors, or any design or work of art.
  7. adj. not carefully or expertly made
  8. adj. conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
  9. adj. not refined or processed
  10. adj. belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
  11. adj. devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
  12. adj. not processed or subjected to analysis