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Meaning of coarse in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /kɔrs/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    coarse

    Definitions

    1. lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

    Examples

    • « he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind »
    • « behavior that branded him as common »
    • « an untutored and uncouth human being »
    • « an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy »
    • « appealing to the vulgar taste for violence; »

    Synonyms

    • unrefined
  2. 2. of low or inferior quality or value

    Examples

    • « of what coarse metal ye are molded- Shakespeare »
    • « produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population »

    Synonyms

    • inferior
  3. 3. conspicuously and tastelessly indecent

    Examples

    • « coarse language »
    • « a crude joke »
    • « crude behavior »
    • « an earthy sense of humor »
    • « a revoltingly gross expletive »
    • « a vulgar gesture »
    • « full of language so vulgar it should have been edited »

    Synonyms

    • indecent
  4. Qualitative Adjective

    coarse

    Etymology

    late Middle English (in the sense ‘ordinary or inferior’): origin uncertain; until the 17th century identical in spelling with course, and possibly derived from the latter in the sense ‘ordinary manner’

    Definitions

    1. of texture

    Examples

    • « large-grained or rough to the touch »
    • « coarse meal »
    • « coarse sand »
    • « a coarse weave »

    Synonyms

    • coarse-grained
    • farinaceous
    • coarse-grained
    • grainy
    • granular
    • granulose
    • gritty
    • mealy
    • sandy
    • granulated
    • loose
    • open

    Antonyms

    • fine

See also

  • rough

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