coarseness

noun

Definition of coarsenessnext
1
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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2
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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  1. rudeness
  2. vulgarity
  3. obscenity
Noun
  • For more info: Colonial Williamsburg Take a virtual tour COMMENTARY: Taking a kinder, gentler tone against the rudeness of politics Civility has been absent from much of this presidential campaign.
    David Morgan, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
  • But the rudeness in question didn't occur at that event.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of rudeness
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  • Policy proposals aside, there's been name-calling, vulgarity, and plain old meanness.
    Jon LaPook, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Musk shared several anti-Harris advertisements, including one funded by Musk’s pro-Trump political action committee that refers to the Vice President using misogynistic vulgarities.
    Kali Hays, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of vulgarity
Noun
  • These days, when people seem eager to scream obscenities at passing strangers, who can believe that anyone would take the trouble to be so subtle with an insult?
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The Wexner opened during the height of the culture wars, when the [Robert] Mapplethorpe show in Cincinnati was getting the museum director there prosecuted for obscenity.
    Jason Simon, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of obscenity
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