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   coarse

   /kɔːs/

   adjective

   • 1. rough or harsh in texture: "a coarse woollen cloth" Similar roughbristlyscratchypricklyhairyshaggywiryOpposite soft
   • ▪ consisting of large grains or particles: "coarse sand"
   • ▪ (of grains or particles) large: "under the microscope they are seen to contain coarse grains"
   • ▪ (of a person's features) not elegantly formed or proportioned: "his coarse, ugly features contorted with rage" Similar heavybroadlargeroughrough-hewnunrefinedinelegantruggedcraggyOpposite delicate
   • ▪ (of food or drink) of inferior quality: "the wine is harsh, tannic, and coarse"
   • 2. (of a person or their speech) rude or vulgar: "a man of coarse speech" Similar oafishloutishboorishchurlishuncouthrudediscourteousimpoliteungentlemanlyunladylikeill-mannereduncivilill-bredvulgarcommonroughuncultureduncivilizedcrassfoul-mouthedinformal:trailer-parkvulgarcruderudeoff colouroffensivedirtyfilthysmuttyobsceneindelicateimproperindecentindecorousunseemlycrasstastelesslewdprurientbawdyearthybroadribaldsaltyinformal:blueraunchynudge-nudgefarmyardOpposite sophisticatedrefinedinoffensive
   • 3. relating to the sport of angling for coarse fish: British "coarse anglers"

   Word Origin 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’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. coarsish adjective

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   Coarse can mean rough and not smooth or soft, or rude and offensive. Learn the definition, pronunciation, examples and translations of coarse in English.

   • English (US)

     COARSE meaning: 1. rough and not smooth or soft, or not in...

   • Znaczenie Coarse, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     COARSE definicja: 1. rough and not smooth or soft, or not in...

   • Coarse: Japanese Translation

     COARSE translate: きめの粗い, ごわごわした, 下品な, 粗（あら）い, 粒（つぶ）の粗（あら）い,...

   • Coarse: Arabic Translation

     coarse translate: خَشِن , جُلْف. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Coarse: Catalan Translation

     coarse translate: aspre, gruixut, groller. Learn more in the...

   • Coarse: Russian Translation

     COARSE translate: грубый, крупный , грубый. Learn more in...

   • Coarse: Malay Translation

     coarse translate: kasar, kasar. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Coarse: Indonesian Translation

     coarse translate: kasar, kasar. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   Learn the meaning of coarse as an adjective, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Coarse can describe something of ordinary or inferior quality, rough in texture, crude in taste, or harsh in tone.

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   Learn the meaning of coarse as an adjective to describe rough, vulgar, or inferior things or people. See synonyms, pronunciation, examples, and word frequency of coarse in British and American English.

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   Coarse means composed of relatively large parts or particles, lacking in fineness or delicacy, or vulgar and crude. Learn more about the word history, usage, and related terms of coarse from Dictionary.com.

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   Coarse means lacking delicacy or refinement; crude; harsh; rough; boorish; gross. It can also describe a texture, a metal, or a screw. See synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples from various sources.

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   adjective. lacking refinement or cultivation or taste. “he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind” synonyms: common, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgar. unrefined. (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth.

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