Definition of CRUDITY

crudity

Plural: crudities

Noun

  • The quality of being crude; rawness or lack of refinement.
  • a wild or unrefined state
  • an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement
  • The state of being crude.
  • A crude act or characteristic.
  • Indigestion; undigested food in the stomach; badly-concocted humours.

Examples

  • The CRUDITY of his initial tile draw made a bingo seem impossible.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French crudité, from Latin crūditās. By surface analysis, crude + -ity. Doublet of crudité.

Scrabble Score: 13

crudity: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
crudity: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
crudity: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

crudity: valid Words With Friends Word