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Meaning of coarse in English
Pronunciation
/kɔrs/
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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.
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.
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
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