1
[ adverb ] in a crude or unrefined manner

Examples

"he was crudely bold"

Used in print

(Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)

No , she would not pretend modesty , but neither must she be crudely bold .

Related terms

unrefined unrefined

2
[ adverb ] in a crude and unskilled manner

Synonyms

inexpertly artlessly

Examples

"an inexpertly constructed lean-to"

Related terms

crude amateurish artless crude amateurish

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Rhymes with

rudely shrewdly ridley reputedly stupidly goodly cuddly coldly roundly proudly cowardly straightforwardly diddley deadly kindly broadly bradley unfriendly awkwardly loudly reportedly wholeheartedly guardedly purportedly friendly grandly oddly idly badly wickedly godly unexpectedly secondly markedly weirdly thirdly boldly hardly widely medley madly sadly ruggedly rigidly wretchedly soundly downwardly gladly assuredly rapidly haphazardly supposedly profoundly dastardly baldly niggardly deservedly undoubtedly advisedly good-naturedly outwardly absurdly haphazardly fondly worldly mildly ungodly wildly excitedly repeatedly determinedly decidedly contentedly candidly placidly pointedly otherworldly belatedly splendidly admittedly upwardly inwardly evenhandedly determinedly doggedly unprecedentedly blandly avidly blindly unabashedly avowedly allegedly hurriedly timidly validly pointedly vividly solidly heatedly unashamedly

Phonetic and Homophones

K R UW1 D L IY0

Similar Spelling

crude_oil credulity Credle credal cradle Criddle Critelli credulous

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