crudeness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
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}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
    

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