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as in grossness
the quality or state of being obscene
the coarseness of the movie's humor makes it unsuitable for children
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as in rudeness
the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste
there was a coarseness about her that really bothered her boyfriend's well-bred friends
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Recent Examples of coarseness
There is plenty of coarseness in American arenas totally unrelated to MAGA or Trumpism, of course.
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Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025
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.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
The coarseness of your grounds is determined by the width of the space between the two grinding burrs.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
In particular, there’s a stunning coarseness and ugliness in the Republican Party today.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coarseness
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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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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’s some rudeness, aggressive conversations, and crudeness, but nothing too over the top.—
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The other funnymen of the time—Milton Berle with his lewd suggestiveness, Jackie Gleason with his baleful roar—did the same shtick over and over.—
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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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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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“Coarseness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coarseness. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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