coarsen
Grow less refined
To coarsen is to become or make coarse—rougher, cruder, or less refined.
Skin coarsens with age and exposure.
Features coarsen as faces mature.
The verb applies equally to textures, appearances, and abstractions: Years of bitterness had coarsened her, The debate has coarsened political discourse.
Unpolished, raw state
- brusqueAbrupt and dismissive
- uncouthLacking good manners
- crassCrudely lacking refinement
- boorishCrudely ill-mannered
tactless · indelicate · insensitive · unrefined · gruff · impolite · rude · roughshod
Make surface uneven
- grainyRough with particles
- bumpyUneven in surface
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
- pittedSeed removed, or opposed
corrugated · ridged · nubbly · knobbly · granular · pebbled · dimpled · scabrous
Vulgar or obscene speech
- obscenityIndecent word or act
- crudenessLack of sophistication
- lewdnessCrude sexual indecency
- vulgarityOffensive coarseness in manner
indecent · smut · bawdiness · raunchiness · impropriety · crassness · ribald · foul-mouthed
crude
Unpolished, raw state
boorish · tactless · indelicate · insensitive · unrefined · gruff · impolite · rude · roughshod · uncultured
roughen
Make surface uneven
pitted · corrugated · ridged · nubbly · knobbly · granular · pebbled · dimpled · scabrous · scratched
grating
Crossed bars or harsh
gruff · hoarse · harsh · roughen · gravelly · husky · scratchy · throaty · croaky · rasping
profanity
Vulgar or obscene speech
vulgarity · indecent · smut · bawdiness · raunchiness · impropriety · crassness · ribald · foul-mouthed · expletive
- coarse clothRough-textured woven fabric
- coarse languageObscene or crude speech
- coarse hairThick, rough strands
- coarse grindLarge-particle processing result
- coarse sugarLarge-grained sweetener
- coarse threadThick strand for sewing
coarse, coarseness, coarsely, coarser, coarsening, coarsest, coarsens, coarsened