ˈkrüdəd.ē, -ətē, -i noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French crudité, from Latin cruditat-, cruditas, from crudus raw + -itat-, -itas -ity — more at raw
1. : the quality or state of being crude : lack of polish, refinement, or subtlety : rawness , roughness , harshness
2. : something (as undigested matter) that is crude : something that is unfinished or undeveloped or offensive to refined taste : impoliteness , imperfection
crudities of speech and behavior