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crudeness en · NOUN

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-der. Proto-Italic [Term?] Latin crūdusbor. Middle English crude English crude Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English crudeness From crude + -ness.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The state of being crude
   • Gramsci was well aware of the crudeness of the forms in which Marxism was most commonly taught and preached. 1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume III: The Breakdown, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozkład (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 239:
2. (countable) A crude act or characteristic.
   • 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 September 17, Henry Steele Commager, “Is Ivy Necessary?”, in Saturday Review, volume 43, page 86:

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crudity