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crude
English
Etymology
From Middle English crude, borrowed from Latin cr?dus (“raw, bloody, uncooked, undigested, crude”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *krewh?- (“raw meat, fresh blood”). Cognate with Old English hr?aw (“raw, uncooked”). More at raw.
Pronunciation
- enPR: kro?od, IPA(key): /k?u?d/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /k??d/
- Rhymes: -u?d
- Homophone: crewed (except Scotland)
Adjective
crude (comparative cruder, superlative crudest)
- In a natural, untreated state.
- Synonym: raw, unrefined, unprocessed
- Characterized by simplicity, especially something not carefully or expertly made.
- Synonym: primitive, rough, rude, rudimentary
- Lacking concealing elements.
- Synonym: obvious, plain, unadorned, undisguised
- Lacking tact or taste.
- Synonym: blunt, coarse, earthy, gross, stark, uncultivated, vulgar
- (archaic) Immature or unripe.
- Synonyms: immature, unripe
- (grammar) Pertaining to the uninflected stem of a word.
Synonyms
- (statistics: in an unanalyzed form): raw
- See also Thesaurus:raw
Antonyms
- (being in a natural state): refined, processed
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
crude (countable and uncountable, plural crudes)
- Any substance in its natural state.
- Crude oil.
Derived terms
- syncrude
Translations
Anagrams
- Druce, Ducre, cured
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ude
Adjective
crude
- feminine plural of crudo
Anagrams
- curde
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?kru?.de/, [?k?u?d??]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?kru.de/, [?k?u?d??]
Adjective
cr?de
- vocative masculine singular of cr?dus
References
- crude in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English cr?dan.
Verb
crude
- Alternative form of crouden
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin cr?dus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kriu?d(?)/
Adjective
crude
- unprocessed, uncooked, unworked (in a negative way)
Derived terms
- crudelite
Descendants
- English: crude
References
- “cr?de, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-10.
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ribald
English
Alternative forms
- ribauld (rare)
Etymology
From Middle English ribald, from Old French ribaud, ribauld (“rogue, scoundrel”) ( > English ribaud), from Old French riber (“to be licentious”), from Frankish *r?ban (“to copulate, be in heat”, literally “to rub”), from Proto-Germanic *wr?ban? (“to turn, twist, writhe”), from Proto-Indo-European *werp-, *werb- (“to turn, twist”) + Old French -aud, from Frankish *-wald.
Related to Old High German r?ban (“to rub”), German reiben (“to rub”), Dutch wrijven (“to rub”). Compare also Old High German hr?ba (“prostitute”). See also English wrap.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???b.?ld/
- (General American) IPA(key): /???b.?ld/, /??a?.b?ld/
Adjective
ribald (comparative more ribald, superlative most ribald)
- Coarsely, vulgarly, or lewdly amusing; referring to sexual matters in a rude or irreverent way.
- 1693, Thomas Urquhart and Peter Anthony Motteux (Trans.), François Rabelais' Gargantua an Pantagruel, The Third Book, Chapter XXVII:
- [L]et no zealous Christian trust the rogue,—the filthy ribald rascal is a liar.
- 1875, May 15, Anonymous, "Mr. Carl Schurz and the Democratic Party", Harper's Weekly:
- But when he died the "Reform Democracy" instinctively returned to its vomit of ribald insult.
- 1888, Ambrose Pierce, "A Fruitless Assignment", Can Such Things Be? (Pub. 1893):
- [T]he curious crowd had collected in the street […] , with here and there a scoffer uttering his incredulity and courage with scornful remarks or ribald cries.
- 1997 Chuck Eddy, The Accidental Evolution of Rock 'n' roll: A Misguided Tour Through Popular Music (p.22)
- Anyway up against Reba McEntire, '60s-rock-bred big city escapee K.T. Oslin comes off both more ribald ("Younger Men") and prouder of the bras and bridges she used to burn ("'8s Ladies") in her best country hits.
- 1693, Thomas Urquhart and Peter Anthony Motteux (Trans.), François Rabelais' Gargantua an Pantagruel, The Third Book, Chapter XXVII:
Translations
Noun
ribald (plural ribalds)
- An individual who is filthy or vulgar in nature.
- 1483 [1900 edition], William Caxton (Trans.), Jacobus de Voragine, "Life of S. Paul the first Hermit", The Golden Legend:
- After, he made an harlot, a ribald, come to him alone for to touch his members and his body, to move to lechery.
- 1483 [1900 edition], William Caxton (Trans.), Jacobus de Voragine, "Life of S. Paul the first Hermit", The Golden Legend:
Related terms
- ribaldry
Translations
References
Further reading
- Ribald in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Anagrams
- bridal, labrid
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