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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. Rawness; unripeness; an unprepared or undigested state: as, the crudeness of flesh or plants.
  2. n. The character or state of being ignorantly, inexactly, or unskilfully made or done; immaturity; imperfection: as, the crudeness of a theory.

Wiktionary

  1. n. uncountable The state of being crude
  2. n. countable A crude act or characteristic.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. A crude, undigested, or unprepared state; rawness; unripeness; immatureness; unfitness for a destined use or purpose.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a wild or unrefined state
  2. n. an unpolished unrefined quality
  3. n. an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement

Examples

  • “So far, I'd say the energy isn't quite there (nor even the crudeness, not the right kind of crudeness anyway) but it's not too late for the book; it still may end strong.”

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  • “Even your humble correspondent succumbed to the spirit of anarchy, but the response my "crudeness" provoked gives me a few suggestions for investigators chasing leads on the recent spate of criminal harassment toward progressive elements.”

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  • “This smacks of prejudice and the "crudeness" Zerner seems to spot in Antal more aptly designates his own approach.”

    Marx in Art

  • “Then there was the crudeness, the thuggishness, of the way the Kremlin operated at times.”

    Simon & Schuster: The Return

  • “While the script is moderately funny, it is laden with a crudeness that only fine actors can finesse.”

    The Huffington Post: Carole Mallory: Robert De Niro Is Fireproof

  • “For Labour, one of the immediate attractions of petitions after its various experiments in online engagement was that their crudeness guaranteed their harmlessness.”

    The Guardian: Let's all join in not signing up to this idea of e-petitions | Catherine Bennett

  • “She was more than a little stunned that this man, who had the virile charm to wind this nurse around his finger, had resorted to crudeness and anger.”

    Simon & Schuster: Western Man

  • “While not denying the crudeness of the image, Tea Party organizers stressed that those who carry the signs are a few "bad apples.”

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  • “I donĀ“t mean to be unfair but when one returns to Lakeside after six months in Chiapas, the worst of American loud and demanding and jingoistic crudeness hits one between the eyes and the experience is not pleasant.”

    Back in the USA

  • “It had been cast in a mould of elemental generousness, and everything about it partook of the asymmetrical crudeness of the elemental.”

    CHAPTER 22

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