crudest
SayKROOD-ist/ˈkɹuːdɪst/
- 1Superlative of crude.
The crudest tools recovered from the dig were little more than sharpened stones.
Her crudest remarks at the dinner left the other guests speechless.
Note
The scale runs crude, cruder, crudest, with the base's final e simply taking -st. Most crude says the same thing, but the one-word form is the usual choice. It can grade either of the adjective's main ideas: how roughly something is made (the crudest tools) or how little tact or taste it shows (the crudest remarks). The noun beside it usually tells the reader which one is meant.
crudest is a form of crude
crude, adjective: Showing a lack of tact or good taste; rude, vulgar, or offensive. Full entry
- Spelling
- crude → crudest: add -st
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