Definition of "coarsened" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of coarsen. (verb)

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• "Your hair stands on end, so many matchsticks on a face coarsened by self-abuse."
• "As the debate coarsened, thanks mainly to Dobbs, then the center ground disappeared,"
• "But some are finding that new types of Lenten fasting might serve a useful purpose in a world coarsened by electronic media."