crudity
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crude
(kro͞od)adj. crud·er, crud·est
1. Being in an unrefined or natural state: crude cotton.
2. Lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive: a crude, mannerless oaf; a crude remark.
3. Lacking in sophistication or subtlety; simplistic: had only a crude notion of how a computer works.
4. Not carefully or skillfully made; rough: a quick, crude sketch.
5. Undisguised or unadorned; plain: must face the crude truth.
6. Statistics In an unanalyzed form; not adjusted to allow for related circumstances or data.
7. Archaic Unripe or immature.
n.
A substance, especially petroleum, in its unrefined state.
crude′ly adv.
cru′di·ty (kro͞o′dĭ-tē), crude′ness n.
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cru•di•ty
(ˈkru dɪ ti)n., pl. -ties.
1. the state or quality of being crude.
2. a crude action, statement, etc.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin]
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Noun | 1. | crudity - a wild or unrefined state natural state, state of nature, wild - a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild" |
2. | crudity - an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement; "the whole town was famous for its crudeness" impoliteness - a discourteous manner that ignores accepted social usage |
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crudity
noun
1. roughness, crudeness, primitiveness, clumsiness the crudity of the country's political system
2. vulgarity, obscenity, indecency, impropriety, rudeness, coarseness, crudeness, lewdness, lowness, indelicacy, smuttiness He had not expected such crudity from so sophisticated a woman.
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Translations
فَظاظـه، خُشونه
hrubost
grovhed
e-î hrátt; ruddaskapur
edepsizlikkabalık
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
crude
(kruːd) adjective1. unrefined. crude oil.
2. rough or primitive. a crude shelter.
ˈcrudeness nounˈcrudity noun
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