crudeness

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Its crudeness, the uncouthness of its people; the emptiness, the monotony, began to oppress her.

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  1. Rawness; unripeness; an unprepared or undigested state: as, the crudeness of flesh or plants. The meate remaininge raw, it corrupteth digestion and maketh crudenes in the vaines. Sir T. Elyot, Castle of Health, ii.
  2. The character or state of being ignorantly, inexactly, or unskilfully made or done; immaturity; imperfection: as, the crudeness of a theory. You must temper the crudeness of your assertion. Chillingworth, Relig. of Protestants.

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  • He affected some rustic crudeness, but he could cut to the chase faster than Broadford's chancellor did, which was saying something, indeed. —  AnalogSFF,July-August2007
  • Crudely. The crudeness was in the size of the checks in his suit, the raw, ungentle color of his shirt. —  104 - Birds Of Death
  • All his earlier productions bore more or less the stamp of crudeness, by no means effaced by the corrections of the editor in orthography and punctuation; but he now gradually acquired the skill of handling verse, and shaping it into the desired smoothness of expression. —  The Life of John Clare
  • She had learned our language and many of our customs; she was most amazingly mental; and yet, under the difficult task of orienting herself to what she called our crudeness, she exhibited a most delicious naivete I showed her my laboratory and explained the things I had done. —  Astounding Stories June, 1935
  • Parents across the country need to censor the evening news from the living room lest our children grow up to believe that such outright crudeness is accepted. —  WordPress.com News
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