Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CRUDE, a. [L. crudus; Fr. crud, cru; Sp. and It. crudo; Port. cru; Arm. criz; W. cri; D. raauw; Sax. hreaw; G. roh; Eng. raw; either from the root of cry, from roughness, (W. cri, a cry, and crude;) or from the Ar. أَرَضَ aradha, to eat, to corrode, to rankle, to become raw, L. rodo, rosi. Class Rd, No. 35.]

1. Raw; not cooked or prepared by fire or heat; in its natural state; undressed; as, crude flesh; crude meat. In this sense, raw is more generally used.
2. Not changed from its natural state; not altered or prepared by any artificial process; as, crude salt; crude alum.
3. Rough; harsh; unripe; not mellowed by air or other means; as, crude juice.
4. Unconcocted; not well digested in the stomach. – Bacon.
5. Not brought to perfection; unfinished; immature; as, the crude materials of the earth. – Milton.
6. Having indigested notions. – Milton.
7. Indigested; not matured; not well formed, arranged, or prepared in the intellect; as, crude notions; a crude plan; a crude theory. – Milton.