noun. Rawness; unripeness; an unprepared or undigested state: as, the crudeness of flesh or plants.

noun. The character or state of being ignorantly, inexactly, or unskilfully made or done; immaturity; imperfection: as, the crudeness of a theory.

noun. A crude, undigested, or unprepared state; rawness; unripeness; immatureness; unfitness for a destined use or purpose.

noun. The state of being crude

noun. A crude act or characteristic.

noun. a wild or unrefined state

noun. an unpolished unrefined quality

noun. an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement

"So far, I'd say the energy isn't quite there (nor even the crudeness, not the right kind of crudeness anyway) but it's not too late for the book; it still may end strong."

impoliteness  inelegance  natural state  state of nature  wild  

anticlimax  bareness  brutishness  commonness  crudities  

crudity  immatureness  rawness  unripeness