\Crude\ (kr[udd]d), a. [Compar. {Cruder} (-[~e]r); superl.
{Crudest}.] [L. crudus raw; akin to cruor blood (which flows
from a wound). See {Raw}, and cf. {Cruel}.]
1. 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. ``Common
   crude salt.'' --Boyle.
         Molding to its will each successive deposit of the
         crude materials.                      --I. Taylor.
2. Unripe; not mature or perfect; immature.
         I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude.
                                               --Milton.
3. Not reduced to order or form; unfinished; not arranged or
   prepared; ill-considered; immature. ``Crude projects.''
   --Macaulay.
         Crude, undigested masses of suggestion, furnishing
         rather raw materials for composition. --De Quincey.
         The originals of Nature in their crude Conception.
                                               --Milton.
4. Undigested; unconcocted; not brought into a form to give
   nourishment. ``Crude and inconcoct.'' --Bacon.
5. Having, or displaying, superficial and undigested
   knowledge; without culture or profundity; as, a crude
   reasoner.
6. (Paint.) Harsh and offensive, as a color; tawdry or in bad
   taste, as a combination of colors, or any design or work
   of art.