coarseness

How To Use coarseness In A Sentence

• Joy likens the house to a geode, the coarseness of the rough steel exterior contrasting with the refinement of the interior.
• Alas, the wild youth, morally suborned by the coarseness of his adventures in America, abandons the innocent Ruth.
• A certain coarseness pervades the book, from the crude characterisation to the infantile wish-fulfilment, right down to the playground profanity.
• It makes Will and Viola stand out as islands of refinement and nobility in a sea of coarseness.
• Prolonged hot weather in the later stages of development may not only retard growth but result in an undesirable strong flavor and coarseness in the roots.
• I find it fascinating to listen to a world-famous foul-mouthed angry crank denouncing mean-spiritedness and coarseness and singing the praises of the intellect as he mean-spiritedly swears his way through an anecdote about football that somehow ends the oldest debate in human history. Harlan Ellison on God
• One who is narcissistically sensitive is easily offended by the "coarseness" of others, seeks to make his environment change to align with the contours of his needs, and gets angry or offended when this does not happen. The Allure of Narcissistic Spirituality
• Because he's from America, where Styrofoam is considered to be luxurious, everything has a coarseness to the touch.
• uncommon warmth of temperament" -- a polite appellation for a most violent temper; and of "unbecoming coarseness" -- a delicate definement of An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800
• Depending on the coarseness of the hair and whether it is dry or damaged, use a moisturizing shampoo adjusted to the current condition of the hair.