crudely

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English crude Middle English -ly English -ly English crudely From crude + -ly.

1. In a crude manner.

   “Her features had been crudely handsome, too, like Millie's, but booze had splodged their outlines.”

   “Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind.”