simple and crude; shabby
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesadjective
simple and crude; shabby; unrefined
literaryDescribes something (e.g., housing, equipment, furnishings) that is rudimentary, lacking refinement or proper facilities. Often carries a slightly negative connotation of being insufficient or substandard.
He lives in a simple and crude hut.
The equipment in this office is very shabby.
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They completed the work using crude tools.
The binding of this book is rather unrefined.
Under such crude conditions, they still persisted with the experiment.
adjective
meager; shallow (of knowledge, learning)
literaryUsed in a literary or formal context to describe someone's knowledge, learning, or insights as shallow, limited, or unprofound. Often appears in self-deprecating expressions.
Knowing my own learning is meager, I dare not make rash comments.
He humbly called his own insights shallow.