crudeness

crude  (krd)

adj. crud·er, crud·est

1. Being in an unrefined or natural state; raw.

2. Lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive: a crude, mannerless oaf; a crude remark.

3. Characterized by uncultured simplicity; lacking in sophistication or subtlety: had only a crude notion of how a computer works.

4. Not carefully or skillfully made; rough: a quick, crude sketch.

5. Undisguised or unadorned; plain: must face the crude truth.

6. Statistics In an unanalyzed form; not adjusted to allow for related circumstances or data.

7. Archaic Unripe or immature.

n.

A substance, especially petroleum, in its unrefined state.

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[Middle English, from Latin crdus; see kreu- in Indo-European roots.]

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crudely adv.

crudi·ty (krd-t), crudeness n.

Synonyms: crude, native, raw
These adjectives mean in a natural state and not yet processed for use: crude rubber; native iron; raw cotton. See Also Synonyms at rude.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	crudeness - a wild or unrefined state crudity, primitiveness, primitivism, rudeness natural state, state of nature, wild - a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild"
	2.	crudeness - an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement; "the whole town was famous for its crudeness" gaucheness, crudity impoliteness - a discourteous manner that ignores accepted social usage
	3.	crudeness - an unpolished unrefined quality; "the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her" roughness inelegance - the quality of lacking refinement and good taste

Translations

crudeness [ˈkruːdnɪs] crudity [ˈkruːdɪtɪ] N

1. (= primitiveness) [of device, bomb, weapon, method, hut] → lo rudimentario; [of table, drawing, piece of work] → tosquedad f

2. (= coarseness) [of language, person, behaviour, joke] → grosería f, ordinariez f

crudeness [ˈkruːdnɪs] n (= vulgarity) [person] → grossièreté f; [speech] → vulgarité f
crude oil n → pétrole brut m, brut m

crudeness, crudity

n

(= vulgarity) → Derbheit f

(= lack of sophistication) (of method, model, implement) → Primitivität f; (of sketch) → Grobheit f; (of manners) → Ungehobelte(s) nt (→ of +gen, → in +dat); (of attempt) → Unbeholfenheit f

crudeness [ˈkruːdnɪs] crudity [ˈkruːdɪtɪ] n (of method, idea) → rozzezza; (of device, drawing) → rudimentalità; (of expression, language) → volgarità

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crudeness [ˈkruːdnɪs] crudity [ˈkruːdɪtɪ] n (of method, idea) → rozzezza; (of device, drawing) → rudimentalità; (of expression, language) → volgarità