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crudely

[krood-lee] / ˈkrud li /
ADVERB
clumsily
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Phillips ultimately lost his job with Collins too, this time after crudely mocking a rival political operative whose wife had accused former NBC journalist Matt Lauer of rape.

From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026

"Sure this guy's remarks are unbelievable. On top of that, it suggests how he thinks it's OK to treat Takaichi -- or Japan for that matter -- this crudely," said another.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

Ten years after the fall of Troy, Odysseus still hasn’t returned home to Ithaca, and his kingdom has been overtaken by suitors crudely courting his wife’s hand.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

Even some fans in Mexico express remorse about the wave of anti-Argentine sentiment — much of which has been playing out, sometimes crudely, online.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Like most greystones it was a crudely hewn rectangle about a dozen feet tall.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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