"coarsened" in the verb sense
1. coarsen
make or become coarse or coarser
"coarsen the surface"
"Their minds coarsened"
2. coarsen
make less subtle or refined
"coarsen one's ideals"
"coarsened" in the adjective sense
1. coarsened
made coarse or crude by lack of skill
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