incondite

in·con·dite

[in-kon-dit, -dahyt]
adjective
1.
ill-constructed; unpolished: incondite prose.
2.
crude; rough; unmannerly.

Origin:
1530–40; < Latin inconditus, equivalent to in- in-3 + conditus past participle of condere to put in, restore (con- con- + -di- put, set + -tus past participle suffix)

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incondite (ɪnˈkɒndɪt, -daɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  poorly constructed or composed
2.  rough or crude
 
[C17: from Latin inconditus, from in-1 + conditus, from condere to put together]
 
in'conditely
 
adv

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