crudeadjectivePortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionRough, unfinished, lacking refinement or polish; made in a rudimentary way.He built a crude shelter from branches and leaves.The sculpture was still in a crude, unshaped state.synroughcoarseunrefinedantrefinedpolishedelegantCommon collocationscrude toolscrude drawingcrude mannerscrude language