Coarse"ness (kōrs"nĕs),
n. The quality or state of being coarse;
roughness; inelegance; vulgarity; grossness; as,
coarseness of food, texture, manners, or language.
"The coarseness of the sackcloth." Dr. H.
More.
Pardon the coarseness of the
illustration.
L'Estrange.
A coarseness and vulgarity in all the
proceedings.
Burke.