crudely
/ˈkɹudli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-der. Proto-Italic [Term?] Latin crūdusbor. Middle English crude English crude Middle English -ly English -ly English crudely From crude + -ly.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɹudli/
- British English: /ˈkɹuːdli/
Inflected Forms
more crudely (comparative)
most crudely (superlative)