Ghorn realized that the stranger spoke a somewhat crude yet correct version of the Arkonide language.

The story is descriptive and highly emotional, but somewhat crude in its unvarying tone.

At first his figures were somewhat crude, but they gradually lost their harshness and gained in grace while still preserving the dignity.

This seems somewhat crude to me.

Despite the somewhat crude conditions, the children seemed cheerful enough.

Also the novel touches on a deeper if somewhat crude form of truth.

The pistol was somewhat crude in appearance.

Our intervention from orbit was somewhat crude.

Cennini also provides an early, if somewhat crude, discussion of painting in oils.

The engraving is somewhat crude, yet distinct and instructive.