v. t. To make coarse or vulgar;
adj. made coarse or crude by lack of skill; -- sometimes used to mean
n. The quality or state of being coarse; roughness; inelegance; vulgarity; grossness;
Pardon the coarseness of the illustration. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]
A coarseness and vulgarity in all the proceedings. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]