Bawdy vs Crude - What's the difference?
bawdy | crude | Synonyms |
(obsolete) Soiled, dirty.
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*:whanne he had ouertaken the damoysel / anone she sayd what dost thow here / thou stynkest al of the kechyn / thy clothes ben bawdy of the greece and talowe that thou gaynest in kyng Arthurs kechyn
Obscene; filthy; unchaste.
(of language) Sexual in nature and usually meant to be humorous but considered rude.
Being in a natural state.
Characterized by simplicity, especially something not carefully or expertly made.
Lacking concealing elements.
Lacking tact or taste.
(statistics) Being in an unanalyzed form.
(archaic) Immature or unripe.
(lb) pertaining to the uninflected stem of a word
Any substance in its natural state.
Crude oil.
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Bawdy is a synonym of crude.
As adjectives the difference between bawdy and crude
is that bawdy is (obsolete) soiled, dirty while crude is being in a natural state.As a noun crude is
any substance in its natural state.bawdy
English
Adjective
(en-adj)Derived terms
* bawdily * bawdiness * bawdy houseReferences
*crude
English
Adjective
(er)- crude oil
- a crude shelter
- a crude truth
- a crude remark
- crude data
Synonyms
* (being in a natural state) raw, unrefined, unprocessed * (characterized by simplicity) primitive, rough, rude, rudimentary * (lacking concealing elements) obvious, plain, unadorned, undisguised * (lacking tact or taste) blunt, coarse, earthy, gross, stark, uncultivated, vulgar * raw * See'' immature''' ''or'' ' unripe * See alsoAntonyms
* (being in a natural state) refined, processedDerived terms
* crudeness * crude oil * crude material * crude form/crudeformNoun
(en noun)Yesterday’s fuel, passage=The dawn of the oil age was fairly recent. Although the stuff was used to waterproof boats in the Middle East 6,000 years ago, extracting it in earnest began only in 1859 after an oil strike in Pennsylvania. The first barrels of crude fetched $18 (around $450 at today’s prices).}}