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çrudîtus, “well-instructed, learned,” from the past participle of the verb çrudîre, “to educate, train.”
And herein seems to lie some more oxymoronological etymology:
Whence crude and crud?
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Not to be rude, but. Jackie 06/28/03 01:48 AM Re: Not to be rude, but. sjm 06/28/03 02:01 AM Re: Not to be rude, but. emanuela 06/28/03 10:01 AM Oh, be nice! musick 06/28/03 01:49 PM Re: Oh, be nice! Buffalo Shrdlu 06/28/03 02:45 PM Re: Oh, be nice! wow 06/28/03 03:18 PM Re: Oh, be nice! Wordwind 06/29/03 10:26 AM Re: Oh, be nice! musick 07/01/03 04:39 PM or crude either Bingley 06/28/03 10:53 AM Re: Not to be rude, but. WhitmanO'Neill 06/28/03 12:15 PM Re: c(cedilla)rudi(circumflex)tés Faldage 06/29/03 10:44 AM Re: c(cedilla)rudi(circumflex)tés maverick 06/29/03 08:19 PM Re: c(cedilla)rudi(circumflex)tés Jackie 07/01/03 06:28 PM
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