crudely

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
15
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈkɹuːdli/
See all 3 pronunciations
/ˈkɹuːdli/ · /ˈkɹudli/ · /ˈkɹʉːdli/

Definition of crudely

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. In a crude manner.
    “Her features had been crudely handsome, too, like Millie's, but booze had splodged their outlines.”
    “Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind.”
    “Mr Netanyahu also called Mr Shapiro’s observations “unacceptable”. The ambassador too was accused of demonstrating a “double standard” and was crudely dismissed by a former Mr Netanyahu aide as a “little Jew boy” courting favour.”

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Etymology

From crude + -ly.

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