- coarsened
- coarsened coarsened adj. made coarse or crude by lack of skill; -- sometimes used to mean {inferior}. [WordNet 1.5]
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coarsened — adj. rough, coarse; made rough or coarse coars·en || kÉ”Ësn v. become rough or coarse; make rough or coarse … English contemporary dictionary
coarsened — adjective made coarse or crude by lack of skill (Freq. 1) • Similar to: ↑inferior … Useful english dictionary
inferior — coarsened coarsened adj. made coarse or crude by lack of skill; sometimes used to mean {inferior}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coarsen — [[t]kɔ͟ː(r)s(ə)n[/t]] coarsens, coarsening, coarsened 1) V ERG If something coarsens or is coarsened, it becomes thicker or rougher in texture. Skin thickens, dries and coarsens after sun exposure. [V ed] ...his gnarled, coarsened features. [Also … English dictionary
coarsen — UK [ˈkɔː(r)s(ə)n] / US [ˈkɔrs(ə)n] verb Word forms coarsen : present tense I/you/we/they coarsen he/she/it coarsens present participle coarsening past tense coarsened past participle coarsened 1) [intransitive/transitive] to become rough and hard … English dictionary
coarsen — verb (I, T) 1 to become thicker or rougher, or to make something thicker or rougher: Hard work had coarsened his hands. | His face swollen and puffy, the features coarsened by over indulgence. 2 to become or to make someone become less polite in… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
coarsen — coars|en [ˈko:sən US ˈko:r ] v [I and T] 1.) to become thicker or rougher, or to make something thicker or rougher ▪ Hard work had coarsened his hands. 2.) to become or to make someone become less polite in the way they talk or behave ▪ He s been … Dictionary of contemporary English
coarsen — coars|en [ kɔrsn ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to become rough and hard or to make something become rough and hard: the coarsened skin on his hands 2. ) intransitive or transitive to become larger and thicker or to make something become… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
coarsen — verb 1) hands coarsened by work Syn: roughen, toughen, harden Ant: soften 2) I had been coarsened by the army Syn: desensitize, dehumanize; dull, deaden … Thesaurus of popular words
coarsen — verb (coarsened; coarsening) Date: 1805 transitive verb to make coarse intransitive verb to become coarse … New Collegiate Dictionary
