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Variant of crudity

crudity Definition

cru·dity (kro̵̅o̅′də tē)

noun

  1. the condition or quality of being crude
  2. pl. crudities -·ties a crude action, remark, etc.

Etymology: ME crudite < OFr < L cruditas

crudities Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • industry: A public service has to be maintained and be free from the crudities of private industry.

crudities Quotes

These poems, with all their crudities, doubts, and confusions, are written for the love of Man, and in praise of God, and I'd be a damn'fool if they weren't. —Thomas, Dylan Marlais

Ialwayssay that my west window has all the exuberance of Chaucer without, happily, any of the concomitant crudities of his period. —Hamer, Robert

Browse dictionary entries near crudities

  1. ‹ crudités
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  5. ‹ crudely
  6. ‹ crude oil inventories
  7. ‹ crude oil futures
  8. ‹ crude oil
  9. ‹ crude
  10. ‹ cruddy
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