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- Dictionarycoarse/kɔːs/
adjective
- 1. rough or harsh in texture: "a coarse woollen cloth" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a person or their speech) rude or vulgar: "a man of coarse speech" Similar Opposite
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COARSE definition: 1. rough and not smooth or soft, or not in very small pieces: 2. rude and offensive: 3. rough and…. Learn more.
The meaning of COARSE is of ordinary or inferior quality or value : common. How to use coarse in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Coarse.
5 meanings: 1. rough in texture, structure, etc; not fine 2. lacking refinement or taste; indelicate; vulgar 3. of inferior.... Click for more definitions.
Coarse definition: composed of relatively large parts or particles. See examples of COARSE used in a sentence.
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.
COARSE definition: 1. rough and thick, or not in very small pieces: 2. not polite: . Learn more.
1. Of low, common, or inferior quality. 2. a. Lacking in delicacy or refinement: coarse manners. b. Vulgar or indecent: coarse language. 3. Consisting of large particles; not fine in texture: coarse sand. 4. Rough, especially to the touch: a coarse tweed. [Middle English cors, probably from course, custom; see course .] coarse′ly adv.