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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Crudity \Cru"di*ty\ (kr[udd]"d[i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl {Crudities} (-t[i^]z). [L. cruditas, fr crudus: cf F. crudit['e]. See {Crude}.] 1. The condition of being crude; rawness. 2. That which is in a crude or undigested state; hence superficial, undigested views, not reduced to order or form ``Crudities in the stomach.'' --Arbuthnot. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: crudity n 1: a natural or unrefined state [syn: {crudeness}, {primitiveness}, {primitivism}, {rudeness}] 2: an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement; "the whole town was famous for its crudeness" [syn: {crudeness}, {gaucheness}]
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