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coarsened

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coars·en  (kôrsn, kr-)
tr. & intr.v. coars·ened, coars·en·ing, coars·ens
To make or become coarse.
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Adj.1.coarsened - made coarse or crude by lack of skill
inferior - of low or inferior quality


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His face was more sunburnt than ever she had seen a man's, but there was a wonderful force and strength in his features, which seemed to have become refined instead of coarsened by the privations through which he had passed.
She looked down at her arms: no arms could be prettier down to a little way below the elbow--they were white and plump, and dimpled to match her cheeks; but towards the wrist, she thought with vexation that they were coarsened by butter- making and other work that ladies never did.
In a strong and rather agreeable voice, cracked and coarsened by street singing, she sang in hope of getting a copper from the shop.
 
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