crudity

noun

ˈkrü-də-tē How to pronounce crudity (audio)
Definition of cruditynext
1
as in grossness
the quality or state of being obscene shocked by the crudity of the youngster's language

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2
as in rudeness
the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste appalled by the crudity of the way her nephews referred to women

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Recent Examples of crudity Whatever the case, the density of his crudity and the planetary scale of his vanity have pulled a whole wobbling system entirely out of alignment and forced it into a chaotic new order; every satellite is now pinned into a decaying orbit around this collapsing star. — David Roth, The New Republic, 27 Oct. 2020 Intelligent management of the pandemic was always going to involve restrictions, but the resort to the heavy-handed command-and-control of Cuomo and de Blasio showed few signs of intelligence and revealed a management style notable mainly for its crudity. — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 2 Oct. 2020 The crudity of superficial intimacy would make what goes on between them inconsequential. — Marisa Silver, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2022 During scenes at the duke’s palace, Rigoletto’s sneering crudity barely masked his hatred for the court. — New York Times, 2 Jan. 2022 See All Example Sentences for crudity
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  1. rudeness
  2. vulgarity
  3. obscenity
Noun
  • Justifying one rudeness by citing another is ruder.
    — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
  • While not every workplace is toxic, rudeness is more widespread than many realize.
    — Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of rudeness
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  • The banal village tunes that Mahler altered into sinister mock vulgarities—did these not recall the raffish klezmer bands, the wandering musicians who played at shtetl weddings?
    — David Denby, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The real marvel, in this instance, being the avoidance of vulgarity.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of vulgarity
Noun
  • Was it manager Ruud van Nistelrooy mouthing obscenities at his players (and apologies to the lipreaders among you for the gif at the top of today’s TAFC)?
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Yet the movie also contains, by my count, more than a dozen significant obscenities, as well as enough death to scar the Bluey crowd for life.
    — Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of obscenity

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