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crudeness

Variant of crude

adjective cruder, crudest

  1. in a raw or natural condition, before being prepared for use; not refined or processed
  2. lacking finish, grace, tact, or taste; uncultured: crude remark
  3. not carefully made or done; rough: crude woodwork
  4. stark and bare; undisguised or unadorned: crude reality
  5. Archaic not ripe; immature
  6. Statistics untreated as by analysis, differentiated into groups, etc.

noun

an unrefined or unprocessed substance; specif., crude petroleum

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