crudely adv

crudely adv
"These are barrels of oil," said Tom crudely.

English expressions. 2014.

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  • crudely — adv. Crudely is used with these adjectives: ↑carved Crudely is used with these verbs: ↑draw, ↑paint, ↑put …   Collocations dictionary

  • Crudely — Crude ly, adv. In a crude, immature manner. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crudely — adv. rudely; roughly; in an unfinished manner, in an unrefined state …   English contemporary dictionary

  • crude — crudely, adv. crudeness, n. /kroohd/, adj., cruder, crudest, n. adj. 1. in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined or natural: crude sugar. 2. lacking in intellectual subtlety, perceptivity, etc.; rudimentary; undeveloped. 3. lacking finish, polish …   Universalium

  • crude — [[t]kru͟ːd[/t]] cruder, crudest, crudes 1) ADJ GRADED A crude method or measurement is not exact or detailed, but may be useful or correct in a rough, general way. Standard measurements of blood pressure are an important but crude way of… …   English dictionary

  • crude — crude1 [kru:d] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: crudus raw, rough, cruel ] 1.) not exact or without any detail, but generally correct and useful →↑approximate ▪ a crude estimate of the population available for work 2.) not developed to a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • crude — [kro͞od] adj. cruder, crudest [ME < L crudus, bleeding, raw, rough < IE base * kreu , congealed (blood) > RAW, Gr kryos, frost & kreas, flesh, L crusta, cruor, MIr cru, blood] 1. in a raw or natural condition, before being prepared for… …   English World dictionary

  • crude — adj. & n. adj. 1 a in the natural or raw state; not refined. b rough, unpolished; lacking finish. 2 a (of an action or statement or manners) rude, blunt. b offensive, indecent (a crude gesture). 3 a Statistics (of figures) not adjusted or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • artlessly — adv. naturally, unaffectedly; naively, innocently; crudely …   English contemporary dictionary

  • fulsomely — adv. in an overly plentiful manner, excessively; crudely, in an offensive manner; repulsively …   English contemporary dictionary

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