Dictionary entry

Crudity

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Cru″di‐ty (krṳ″dĭ‐ty̆), n.; pl.Crudities (–tĭz). [L. cruditas, fr. crudus: cf. F. crudité. See Crude.] 1. The condition of being crude; rawness.

2. That which is in a crude or undigested state; hence, superficial, undigested views, not reduced to order or form. “Crudities in the stomach.” Arbuthnot.