crudely

Thân thiện

A child crudely draws a house with a crayon.

Definition

Adverb: 1. In a crude and unskilled manner; in a rough, unpolished, or poorly made way. 2. In a crude or unrefined manner; in a coarse, blunt, or tactless way.

Usage

The adverb "crudely" describes how an action is performed. It modifies verbs to indicate that something is done with a lack of skill, sophistication, delicacy, or refinement.

Examples

• In an unskilled or rough manner:
  • The shed was crudely built from scrap wood and corrugated iron.
  • The child had crudely drawn a picture of her family with a crayon.
• In a coarse or blunt manner:
  • He crudely interrupted her to make his own point.
  • The politician was criticized for speaking crudely about his opponents.

Advanced Usage

• "crudely put": Used to preface a statement that is expressed in a very direct, simple, or possibly offensive way.
  • To put it crudely, the business model is to buy cheap and sell dear.

Variants and Related Words

• Crude (adjective): In a natural or raw state; not processed or refined. Lacking tact, polish, or sophistication.
  • crude oil, a crude remark
• Crudity (noun): The quality of being crude.
  • the crudity of his language

Synonyms

• Roughly
• Coarsely
• Clumsily
• Inexpertly
• Bluntly
• Tactlessly

Antonyms

• Skillfully
• Expertly
• Refinedly
• Delicately
• Tactfully
• Politely

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in a crude and unskilled manner
   • an inexpertly constructed lean-to
2. in a crude or unrefined manner
   • he was crudely bold

Từ đồng nghĩa

• artlessly
• inexpertly