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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’.

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   • 1. coarsish adjective

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