crudity

[ kroo-di-tee ]
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noun,plural cru·di·ties for 2.
  1. the state or quality of being crude.

  2. something crude.

Origin of crudity

1
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

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How to use crudity in a sentence

  • It is also more in the nature of misperception and interpretive crudity, rather than ignorance.

    Ignorant America | Tunku Varadarajan | August 30, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • There came into her face for another glance at their friend no crudity of curiosity, but an expression more tenderly wistful.

    The Awkward Age | Henry James
  • But excuse the audacity and the crudity of my speculations—it only proves my interest.

    The Tragic Muse | Henry James
  • When one enters a cathedral close he feels that he is in a land that frowns on the crudity of change.

    Humanly Speaking | Samuel McChord Crothers
  • Now that she was with him again Ruth soon forgot all about Tom's crudity.

    The Walking Delegate | Leroy Scott