Crudity
['kruːdɪtɪ] or ['krʊdəti]
Definition
(n.) The condition of being crude; rawness.
(n.) That which is in a crude or undigested state; hence, superficial, undigested views, not reduced to order or form.
Checker: Norris
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Rawness, crudeness.
Typist: Ora
Examples
- Despite the crudity of this outfit, Austin claimed that he had traveled some 2,200 miles on this, the granddaddy of all motorcycles. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In view of the crudity of the instrument at that time, it must be acknowledged that Edison's foresight, as vindicated by later events was most remarkable. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The dinginess, the crudity of this average section of womanhood made him feel how highly specialized she was. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Play tends to reproduce and affirm the crudities, as well as the excellencies, of surrounding adult life. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- These beginnings and crudities are very remote from the elaborate and expensive paraphernalia and machinery with which the art is furnished to-day. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The myth is not one of the outgrown crudities of our pagan ancestors. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
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