Crudity
/ˈkruːdɪti/noun
The quality of being raw, unrefined, or offensively blunt.
Did you know?Crudity comes from Latin crūdus, meaning “raw” or “bloody,” a word that could describe uncooked flesh, unripe fruit, or even something harshly unprocessed.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kreu̯-
“to bleed; raw flesh, blood”
Latin
Latin
crūdus
“raw, bloody, unripe, harsh”
Late Latin
Latin
crūditās
“rawness, unripe condition”
Old French
Old French
crudité
“rawness, harshness”
Middle English
English
crudite
“rawness; rough or unrefined quality”
Modern English
English
crudity
“rawness; lack of refinement; offensive bluntness”