crudity

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the quality of being rough, primitive, or lacking refinement

   The crudity of the early prototype was obvious, but its central idea was sound.

2. 2
   noun

   vulgarity or offensive bluntness in speech or behavior

   The comedian's occasional crudity alienated part of the audience.

3. 3
   noun

   a crude, unfinished, or poorly judged feature, statement, or act

   The essay contains several crudities that a careful revision should remove.

Borrowed from Middle French crudité, from Latin cruditas, 'rawness, indigestion,' from crudus, 'raw.' In English the physical idea of rawness broadened to lack of finish, refinement, or tact.

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