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[ noun ] a wild or unrefined state

Used in print

(T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)

It was n't the roughness and crudity and discomfort of the trip that had frightened her .

Related terms

nature

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[ noun ] an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement

Examples

"the whole town was famous for its crudeness"

Used in print

(Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)

Selena was the wrong woman for these crudities .

Related terms

impoliteness

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