Stupid vs Crude - What's the difference?
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Lacking in intelligence or exhibiting the quality of having been done by someone lacking in intelligence.
To the point of stupor.
(archaic) Characterized by or in a state of stupor; paralysed.
* 1702 Alexander Pope, Sappho 128:
(archaic) Lacking sensation; inanimate; destitute of consciousness; insensate.
* 1744 George Berkeley, Siris §190:
(slang) Amazing.
(slang) damn, annoying, darn
A stupid person; a fool.
* 1910 , , ‘The Strategist’, Reginald in Russia :
* 1922 , Elizabeth G. Young, Homestead ranch
* 1996 , Anita Rau Badamim, Tamarind Mem
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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In archaic|lang=en terms the difference between stupid and crude
is that stupid is (archaic) lacking sensation; inanimate; destitute of consciousness; insensate while crude is (archaic) immature or unripe.As adjectives the difference between stupid and crude
is that stupid is lacking in intelligence or exhibiting the quality of having been done by someone lacking in intelligence while crude is being in a natural state.As nouns the difference between stupid and crude
is that stupid is a stupid person; a fool while crude is any substance in its natural state.As an adverb stupid
is (slang|dated) extremely.stupid
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- Because it's a big stupid jellyfish!
- Neurobiology bores me stupid .
- No sigh to rise, no tear had pow'r to flow, Fix'd in a stupid lethargy of woe.
- Were it not for [fire], the whole wou'd be one great stupid inanimate mass.
- That dunk was stupid! His head was above the rim!
- I fell over the stupid wire.
Synonyms
* dense, dumb, retarded, unintelligent * (especially in the Caribbean) stupidy * See alsoDerived terms
* stupe * stupefy * stupid-ass * stupidity * stupidly * stupidnessReferences
*Noun
(en noun)- ‘You stupid !’ screamed the girls, ‘we've got to guess the word.’
- "What a stupid I am!" Harry exclaimed, as she watched the man ride away in the distance.
- At least those stupids got their money's worth out of this country before they burnt their lungs out.
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).}}