crudeness
English
Etymology
Noun
crudeness (countable and uncountable, plural crudenesses)
- (uncountable) The state of being crude
- (countable) A crude act or characteristic.
- 1960, Henry Steele Commager, "Is Ivy Necessary?" Saturday Review, vol. 43, 17 Sep., p. 86,
- We will never eliminate the crudenesses, the anti-intellectual rules, the mucker pose in higher education, until we give the universities back to faculty and students.
- 1960, Henry Steele Commager, "Is Ivy Necessary?" Saturday Review, vol. 43, 17 Sep., p. 86,