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cru⋅di⋅ty

   [kroo-di-tee]
–noun, plural -ties for 2.
1. the state or quality of being crude.
2. something crude.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME crudite < L crūditās. See crude, -ity
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crude     (krōōd)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   crud·er, crud·est
  1. Being in an unrefined or natural state; raw.
  2. Lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive: a crude, mannerless oaf; a crude remark.
  3. Characterized by uncultured simplicity; lacking in sophistication or subtlety: 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.

[Middle English, from Latin crūdus; see kreuə- in Indo-European roots.]
crude'ly adv., cru'di·ty (krōō'dĭ-tē), crude'ness n.
Synonyms: These adjectives mean in a natural state and not yet processed for use: crude rubber; native iron; raw cotton. See Also Synonyms at rude.

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crudity

noun
1. a wild or unrefined state [syn: crudeness] 
2. an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement; "the whole town was famous for its crudeness" [syn: crudeness] 

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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.

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