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crudeness

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Crudeness \Crude"ness\, n.
   A crude, undigested, or unprepared state; rawness;
   unripeness; immatureness; unfitness for a destined use or
   purpose; as, the crudeness of iron ore; crudeness of theories
   or plans.

Source : WordNet®

crudeness
     n 1: a wild or unrefined state [syn: {crudity}, {primitiveness},
          {primitivism}, {rudeness}]
     2: an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or
        refinement; "the whole town was famous for its crudeness"
        [syn: {crudity}, {gaucheness}]
     3: an unpolished unrefined quality; "the crudeness of frontier
        dwellings depressed her" [syn: {roughness}]
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