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crudely

[krood-lee] / ˈkrud li /
ADVERB
clumsily
Synonyms


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To prepare for the role, Elordi created a scrapbook, crudely stitched together.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

Even a stroll around the capital, St John's, is fraught with hazards for many with an impairment, thanks to omnipresent open gutters, crudely covered drains and cracked paving.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025

For a film positively obsessed with death, Perkins’ latest feature, adapted from a short story by Stephen King, has very little to say about our demise other than crudely commenting on its inevitability.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2025

Gaidar lost badly; Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the most crudely right-wing candidate, won by a wide margin.

From Slate • Dec. 23, 2024

He did this crudely, as one would urge on a horse or cow.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela