crudity
noun/ˈkruːdəti/
/ˈkruːdəti/
[uncountable, countable] (plural crudities)
- the fact of being crude; an example of something crude
- Despite the crudity of their methods and equipment, the experiment was a considerable success.
- the novel’s structural crudities
- The crudity of her language shocked him.
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