And her background, to say the least, lacked refinement.

Despite some disunity in the strings, the brasses were the real culprits, often lacking refinement.

Because the design lacks aerodynamic refinement it requires more power than most aircraft its weight to fly.

The trouble with Harry, perhaps, is that his methods lack refinement.

It just seems to lack refinement in design and build quality in production.

Sometimes the schemes lacked refinement but rarely richness, colour or magnificence.

The ring is the more powerful half, but it lacks refinement and control.

Desserts, at both visits, lacked refinement, but if you must have one, choose from the gelato and sorbet.

Poor people lacked refinement; her task was to bring them culture.

And her singing lacked, in various degrees, clear focus and refinement of detail.