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Discover LudwigThe phrase "sounds crude" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that appears to be rough, unrefined, or lacking in sophistication.
Example: "While the idea is interesting, the way it was presented sounds crude and could use some refinement."
Alternatives: "seems vulgar" or "appears unrefined."
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"It sounds crude, it is a something these companies are thinking about".
I took it out today, and it sounds crude -- the dubbed stuff -- but not too bad.
That sounds crude, but it's the truth as I see it," he said.
If such openness sounds crude to some American ears, there is equal distaste here for American norms.
Laugh-out-loud lines include: "As I travel down the track all my memories flood back/ We were running like infantry men back to your mamma's flat/ It's the only place but home I feel relaxed enough to crap/ I know it sounds crude, but there's something in that".
I know that sounds crude, but it's the honest-to-God truth.
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It sounded crude and awful.
Housed in a brand new building with a terrace and glass facade, it may sound crude but it's not.
The Fifth barrelled along effectively but often sounded crude; his Seventh, hobbled by dragging tempos, never really got off the ground.
Nine Inch Nails then backed Mr. Manson singing his own song, "The Beautiful People"; his growl and rasp sounded crude after Mr. Reznor's finely modulated despair.
Digital equipment converts audio information into sequences of numbers that approximate those waves, but to analog advocates like Mr. Sear, those digital approximations can sound crude and cold by comparison.
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