Multiple choice adj. (of a person or their speech) rude, crude, or vulgar. OR rough, loose in texture coarse clinical cathartic civic Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself A Correct answer Explanation Coarse can describe a rough texture or, metaphorically, a person's rude, crude, or vulgar language and manners. Clinical means cold and detached, cathartic means providing psychological relief, and civic relates to a city or citizenship.