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coarseness
noun[ U ]
uk /ˈkɔːs.nəs/ us /ˈkɔːrs.nəs/
coarsenessnoun[U] (roughness)
the quality of being rough and not smooth or soft, or not in very small pieces: 粗糙;粗大
The coarseness of the cloth irritated her skin.布的粗糙刺激了她的皮肤。
Her bare leg brushed against the coarseness of his knee.
Ellen cruelly remarks on the coarseness of his hands.
Feeling the coarseness of Mary's jacket against her own skin, Emily was ashamed of her wealth.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Rough, irregular and uneven
abrasion
abrasive
abrasiveness
arrhythmic
bumpy
jagged
jaggedly
jaggy
jerky
knobbly
pockmarked
raggedly
raggedness
raggedy
roughness
rugged
scratchy
unsteady
wonkiness
wonky
coarsenessnoun[U] (rudeness)
behaviour or language that is rude and offensive: 粗俗无礼的行为或语言
I can't stand his coarseness and stupidity.我受不了他的粗鲁和愚蠢。
Her coarseness shocked him. 她的粗鲁让他震惊。
Sometimes his coarseness slips over into contempt and brutality.
She sometimes overdoes the character's lower-class coarseness.
He decided she was as clear and pure as water, against the other girls' coarseness.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Rude and cheeky
backchat
cheekily
cheekiness
cheeky
churlishly
churlishness
coarse-grained
fruity
gall
indelicate
obnoxiousness
offensively
offensiveness
pertly
potty mouth
sass
scatological
unceremonious
unpleasant
unprintable
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