crudeness n 1: a wild or unrefined state [syn: {crudeness}, {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: {crudeness}, {crudity}, {gaucheness}] 3: an unpolished unrefined quality; "the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her" [syn: {crudeness}, {roughness}]
Crudeness \Crude"ness\, n. A crude, undigested, or unprepared state; rawness; unripeness; immatureness; unfitness for a destined use or purpose; as, the crudeness of iron ore; crudeness of theories or plans. [1913 Webster]