adv
Meaning 1
In a crude manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
crudely
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɹuːdli/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Canada, General-American: /ˈkɹudli/
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Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈkɹʉːdli/
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rhymes with -uːdli
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CMU ARPABET: K R UW1 D L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adverb
Meaning 2
in a crude or unrefined manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he was crudely bold
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
in a crude and unskilled manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an inexpertly constructed lean-to
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: artlessly, inexpertly
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *krewh2-der. Proto-Italic [Term?] Latin crūdusbor. Middle English crude English crude Middle English -ly English -ly English crudely From crude + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: грубо (grubo) — Translations
- Bulgarian: рязко (rjazko) — Translations
- French: crûment — Translations