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
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  • The Puerto Rican National Guard even raided music stores to seize records for violating obscenity laws in the 1990s, when reggaeton was still largely underground.
    Genevieve Glatsky, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Tate, the Republican octogenarian, wasn’t the first to utter an obscenity.
    Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of obscenity
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