crassitude

cras·si·tude

[kras-i-tood, -tyood]
noun
1.
gross ignorance or stupidity.
2.
thickness; grossness.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin crassitūdō thickness. See crass, -i-, -tude

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crass (kræs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
stupid; gross
 
[C16: from Latin crassus thick, dense, gross]
 
'crassly
 
adv
 
'crassness
 
n
 
'crassitude
 
n

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