Coarse vs Bristling - What's the difference?
coarse | bristling | Synonyms |
Composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture.
Lacking refinement, taste or delicacy;
Having bristles.
Showing anger.
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The act of one who bristles.
* 1906 , Jack London, White Fang
Coarse is a synonym of bristling.
As adjectives the difference between coarse and bristling
is that coarse is composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture while bristling is having bristles.As a verb bristling is
.As a noun bristling is
the act of one who bristles.coarse
English
(wikipedia coarse)Adjective
(er)- 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, crassAntonyms
* (of inferior quality ): fineDerived terms
* coarsely * coarsen * coarsenessExternal links
* * *Anagrams
*bristling
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, page= , passage=Tottenham had hoped to make a statement of real intent against the title pace-setters and while manager Harry Redknapp did not secure the victory he craved, he at least saw his side match United every stride of the way in a game that fizzled out after a bristling start. }}
Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- When dogs fight, there are usually preliminaries to the actual combat — snarlings and bristlings and stiff-legged struttings. But White Fang learned to omit these preliminaries.