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crudity

cru·dity

UK/ˈkɹuːdɪti/ uncommon obsolete

noun

2.

an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement

  • “the whole town was famous for its crudeness”

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French crudité, from Latin crūditās. By surface analysis, crude + -ity. Doublet of crudité.

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