0 in a way that is simple and not skilfully done or made: --
1 in a way that is rude and offensive: --
She yelled at a passing driver who had crudely propositioned her.
To put it crudely, they were having a good snog.
2 in a simple and not skillful way: --
Crudely painted signs threatened trespassers.
3 rudely and offensively: --
He spoke so crudely, calling one contestant "not only ugly, but stupid".
The images will be "erotically artistic, not crudely titillating".
Put crudely, government has become a lot less scary, and corporations have become a lot more so.
He illustrated the book with his own crudely drawn cartoons.