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crude : unrefined, raw
cruel : barbarous, ferocious adjective

1 violent, dangerous, and frightening: The battle was long and ferocious. | ferocious dogs

2 very strong, severe, and unpleasant: a ferocious headache | The heat was ferocious.

ferociously adverb
ferociousness noun [uncountable]

crush : shatter, smash, crumble verb

1 [intransitive, transitive] also crumble away to break apart into little pieces, or make something do this: Billy crumbled the bread in his fingers.

2 [intransitive] if a building crumbles, it is old and starting to fall down: Britain's crumbling schools

3 [intransitive] also crumble away if your determination, courage etc crumbles, it becomes weak or fails: Brigg's resolve crumbled and he reached for the whisky bottle.

4 [intransitive] if a military operation, government etc crumbles, it loses its power and its effectiveness: a crumbling empire

cumbersome adjective

1 a process or system that is cumbersome is slow and difficult: The technique was cumbersome and created problems with sound reproduction.

2 heavy and difficult to move: cumbersome equipment that slowed us down considerably

3 words or phrases that are cumbersome are long or complicated