coarse
Adjective
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Composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture.
Lacking refinement, taste or delicacy;
- coarse manners
- coarse language
Usage notes
* Nouns to which "coarse" is often applied: language, particle, grain, graining, sand, powder, gravel, grit, salt, gold, thread, hair, cloth, grid, aggregate, texture, grass, fish, angling, fishing.
Synonyms
* (of inferior quality ): thick, rough, sharp, hard
* (not refined ): rough, rude, uncouth, blunt, unpolished, inelegant, indelicate, vulgar, gritty, obscene, crass
Antonyms
* (of inferior quality ): fine
Derived terms
* coarsely
* coarsen
* coarseness
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