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as in grossness
the quality or state of being obscene
shocked by the crudity of the youngster's language
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as in rudeness
the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste
appalled by the crudity of the way her nephews referred to women
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Recent Examples of crudity
And, while its crudity is certainly purposeful, its sense of purpose can be elusive at times.
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Phillip MacIak, The New Republic, 28 Mar. 2023
The crudity is part of the point.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2022
During scenes at the duke’s palace, Rigoletto’s sneering crudity barely masked his hatred for the court.
—New York Times, 2 Jan. 2022
Intelligent management of the pandemic was always going to involve restrictions, but the resort to the heavy-handed command-and-control of Cuomo and de Blasio showed few signs of intelligence and revealed a management style notable mainly for its crudity.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 2 Oct. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crudity
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He is charged with open and lewd grossness.—
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In fact, plenty of other things in your home surpass the toilet in terms of grossness.—
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At restaurants, waiters would ignore me for long stretches—not out of rudeness, but because lingering is just built into the culture.—
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Not, of course, if the intention of the query is to justify rudeness or to be combative.—
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With its insistent, obsessive patter, not to mention its unrelenting commitment to in-your-face vulgarity, Sherman’s comedy is hardly for everyone.—
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The artist’s way, of course, is sincere, even if in the case of Dracula, sincerity begets just under three hours of unsparing cultural commentary and full goose bozo vulgarity.—
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There’s some rudeness, aggressive conversations, and crudeness, but nothing too over the top.—
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Two Commanders players — defensive lineman Javon Kinlaw and safety Quan Martin — and one Eagles player — offensive lineman Tyler Steen — were disqualified after being flagged for unnecessary roughness during the brawl.—
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Reflections of moonlight off the ocean can help scientists study sea-surface conditions, such as roughness and wave patterns, even at night.—
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There is plenty of coarseness in American arenas totally unrelated to MAGA or Trumpism, of course.—
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An alkaline compound, baking soda is a non-toxic cleaner with a coarseness that works wonders for scrubbing grime, removing difficult stains, and deodorizing stinky odors.—
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Why did so many people in states with Democrat-majority governments want to keep the COVID emergency going, want it so badly that all rational arguments offered in support of reopening were ignored or answered with obscenity-laden accusations of grandma-killing?—
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Pandering obscenity is a felony and could mean eight years in prison and a $15,000 fine for McCollister if he is convicted.—
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The biggest enemy of scientific progress isn’t groupthink at all, despite the commonness of this accusation.—
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“Crudity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crudity. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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