Crudeness
[krood] /krud/
adjective, cruder, crudest.
1.
in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined or natural:
crude sugar.
2.
lacking in intellectual subtlety, perceptivity, etc.; rudimentary; undeveloped.
3.
lacking finish, polish, or completeness:
a crude summary.
4.
lacking culture, refinement, tact, etc.:
crude behavior.
5.
undisguised; blunt:
a crude answer.
6.
Obsolete. unripe; not mature.
noun
7.
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/kruːd/
adjective
1.
lacking taste, tact, or refinement; vulgar: a crude joke
2.
in a natural or unrefined state
3.
lacking care, knowledge, or skill: a crude sketch
4.
(prenominal) stark; blunt: the crude facts
5.
(of statistical data) unclassified or unanalysed
6.
(archaic) unripe
noun
7.
short for crude oil
adj.
late 14c., “in a raw state,” from Latin crudus “rough; not cooked, raw, bloody,” from PIE *krue-do-, from PIE *kreue- (1) “raw flesh” (see raw). Meaning “lacking grace” is first attested 1640s. Related: Crudely; crudeness. Crude oil is from 1865.
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