crudity

[ kroo-di-tee ]
/ ˈkru dɪ ti /
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noun, plural cru·di·ties for 2.

the state or quality of being crude.
something crude.

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a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides.
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Origin of crudity

1375–1425; late Middle English crudite<Latin crūditās.See crude, -ity

OTHER WORDS FROM crudity

un·cru·di·ty, noun, plural un·cru·di·ties.

Words nearby crudity

cruddy, crude, Cruden, crude oil, crudités, crudity, crudo, cruel, cruel and unusual punishment, cruelhearted, cruels
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Words related to crudity

drunkenness, impropriety, disrespect, profanity, obscenity, coarseness, grossness, licentiousness, impurity, unseemliness, outrageousness, indelicacy, evil, indecorum, incivility, ribaldry, smuttiness, offense, pornography, lewdness

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