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crudely

[krood-lee] / ˈkrud li /
ADVERB
clumsily
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And while the sonics on the original versions of these songs were recorded crudely, this album is still quite modest in its presentation, and was recorded by Mr. Amos in his apartment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

Hunny pops in and out of the film, her crudely animated, blonde image the lovechild of Siri and Samantha Jones.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2025

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

From Slate • Dec. 23, 2024

"Who knows" was the sentiment of their reply, albeit expressed more crudely.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2024

He went to one of the baseball equipment bags and reached in, tunneled down to the bottom, and came up with another package, this one wrapped crudely in newspaper.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli