Hypertext Webster Gateway: "crudity"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Crudity \Cru"di*ty\ (kr[udd]"d[i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Crudities}
(-t[i^]z). [L. cruditas, fr. crudus: cf. F. crudit['e]. See
{Crude}.]
1. The condition of being crude; rawness.
2. That which is in a crude or undigested state; hence,
superficial, undigested views, not reduced to order or
form. ``Crudities in the stomach.'' --Arbuthnot.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
crudity
n 1: a wild or unrefined state [syn: {crudeness}, {primitiveness},
{primitivism}, {rudeness}]
2: an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or
refinement; "the whole town was famous for its crudeness"
[syn: {crudeness}, {gaucheness}]
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