Rude vs. Crude — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Rude and Crude
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Definitions
Rude
Offensively impolite or bad-mannered
She had been rude to her boss
He is a rude and arrogant bully
It's rude to talk about people right in front of them
Crude
Being in an unrefined or natural state
Crude cotton.
Rude
Having a startling abruptness
The war came as a very rude awakening
Crude
Lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
A crude, mannerless oaf.
A crude remark.
Rude
Vigorous or hearty
Isabel had always been in rude health
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Crude
Lacking in sophistication or subtlety; simplistic
Had only a crude notion of how a computer works.
Rude
Roughly made or done; lacking sophistication
A rude coffin
Crude
Not carefully or skillfully made; rough
A quick, crude sketch.
Rude
Ill-mannered, discourteous, or insulting
Was offended by his rude behavior.
Crude
Undisguised or unadorned; plain
Must face the crude truth.
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Rude
Undeveloped or uncivilized; primitive
A rude and savage land.
Crude
(Statistics) In an unanalyzed form; not adjusted to allow for related circumstances or data.
Rude
Crude, unfinished, or made with limited skill
A rude thatched hut.
Crude
(Archaic) Unripe or immature.
Rude
In a natural, raw state
Bales of rude cotton.
Crude
A substance, especially petroleum, in its unrefined state.
Rude
Unpleasantly forceful or harsh
Faced rude winds.
Received a rude shock.
Crude
In a natural, untreated state.
Crude oil
Rude
Chiefly British Vigorous or robust
In rude health.
Crude
Characterized by simplicity, especially something not carefully or expertly made.
A crude shelter
A crude estimate
A crude guess
Rude
(Archaic) Lacking education or refinement
“They were so rude and ignorant ... that very little could be learned from them” (Samuel Johnson).
Crude
Lacking concealing elements.
A crude truth
Rude
Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous.
This girl was so rude towards the cashier by screaming at him for no apparent reason.
Karen broke up with Fred because he was often rude to her.
Crude
Lacking tact or taste.
A crude remark
You shouldn't use such crude language when talking to the bank manager.
Rude
Lacking refinement or skill; untaught; ignorant; raw.
Crude
(archaic) Immature or unripe.
Rude
Violent; abrupt; turbulent.
A rude awakening
Crude
(obsolete) Uncooked, raw.
Rude
Somewhat obscene, pornographic, offensive.
A rude film
Rude language
Crude
(grammar) Pertaining to the uninflected stem of a word.
Rude
Undeveloped, unskilled, inelegant.
Crude
Any substance in its natural state.
Rude
Hearty, vigorous; found particularly in the phrase rude health.
Crude
Crude oil.
Rude
Crudely made; primitive.
Crude
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.
Molding to its will each successive deposit of the crude materials.
Rude
Characterized by roughness; umpolished; raw; lacking delicacy or refinement; coarse.
Such gardening tools as art, yet rude, . . . had formed.
Crude
Unripe; not mature or perfect; immature.
I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude.
Rude
Unformed by taste or skill; not nicely finished; not smoothed or polished; - said especially of material things; as, rude workmanship.
Rude and unpolished stones.
The heaven-born childAll meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies.
Crude
Not reduced to order or form; unfinished; not arranged or prepared; ill-considered; immature.
Crude, undigested masses of suggestion, furnishing rather raw materials for composition.
The originals of Nature in their crudeConception.
Rude
Of untaught manners; unpolished; of low rank; uncivil; clownish; ignorant; raw; unskillful; - said of persons, or of conduct, skill, and the like.
He was but rude in the profession of arms.
The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep.
Crude
Undigested; unconcocted; not brought into a form to give nourishment.
Rude
Violent; tumultuous; boisterous; inclement; harsh; severe; - said of the weather, of storms, and the like; as, the rude winter.
[Clouds] pushed with winds, rude in their shock.
The rude agitation [of water] breaks it into foam.
Crude
Having, or displaying, superficial and undigested knowledge; without culture or profundity; as, a crude reasoner.
Rude
Barbarous; fierce; bloody; impetuous; - said of war, conflict, and the like; as, the rude shock of armies.
Rude am I in my speech.
Unblemished by my rude translation.
Crude
Harsh and offensive, as a color; tawdry or in bad taste, as a combination of colors, or any design or work of art.
Rude
Socially incorrect in behavior;
Resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion
Crude
A dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
Rude
(of persons) lacking in refinement or grace
Crude
Not carefully or expertly made;
Managed to make a crude splint
A crude cabin of logs with bark still on them
Rough carpentry
Rude
Lacking civility or good manners;
Want nothing from you but to get away from your uncivil tongue
Crude
Conspicuously and tastelessly indecent;
Coarse language
A crude joke
Crude behavior
An earthy sense of humor
A revoltingly gross expletive
A vulgar gesture
Full of language so vulgar it should have been edited
Rude
(used especially of commodities) in the natural unprocessed condition;
Natural yogurt
Natural produce
Raw wool
Raw sugar
Bales of rude cotton
Crude
Not refined or processed;
Unrefined ore
Crude oil
Rude
Belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness;
The crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man
Primitive movies of the 1890s
Primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains
Crude
Belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness;
The crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man
Primitive movies of the 1890s
Primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains
Crude
Devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment;
The blunt truth
The crude facts
Facing the stark reality of the deadline
Crude
Not processed or subjected to analysis;
Raw data
The raw cost of production
Only the crude vital statistics
