adverb

crudely

crudely, roughly, rudely

The map was crudely drawn.

The map was crudely drawn.

He spoke crudely about his colleagues.

He spoke crudely about his colleagues.

((verb)) ((crudely)) to do (sth.) in a simple or rough way The map was crudely drawn.

((verb)) ((crudely)) to do (sth.) in a rude or offensive way He spoke crudely about his colleagues.

Synonyms: roughly, basically, rudely, coarsely; Antonyms: sophisticatedly, elegantly, politely

From the adjective 'crude' + the adverbial suffix '-ly'. 'Crude' comes from Latin 'crudus' (raw).

It's the adverb form of 'crude'. If something is done in a 'crude' way, it is done 'crudely'.

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