English Dictionary
◊ CRUDENESS
crudeness
n 1: a natural 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}]