Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of low, common, or inferior quality.
- adjective Lacking in delicacy or refinement.
- adjective Vulgar or indecent.
- adjective Consisting of large particles; not fine in texture.
- adjective Rough, especially to the touch.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of inferior or faulty quality; poor in kind or character; not pure or choice; not soft or dainty; rude; common; base.
- Wanting in fineness of texture or delicacy of structure, or in elegance of form; composed of large parts or particles; thick and rough in texture: as, coarse thread or yarn; coarse hair; coarse sand; coarse cloth; coarse paper.
- Exhibiting or characterized by lack of refinement; rude; vulgar; of manners or speech, unpolished, uncivil, or ill-bred: as, a coarse face; coarse manners.
- Gross; indelicate; offensive: as, coarse language; a coarse gesture.
- Rough; inclement; unpleasant: said of the weather: as, it's a coarse day.
- In pathology, rough; hoarse: said of the respiratory note or of râles heard in auscultation of the chest.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Large in bulk, or composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture; gross; thick; rough; -- opposed to
fine . - adjective Not refined; rough; rude; unpolished; gross; indelicate.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture.
- adjective Lacking refinement, taste or delicacy;
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
- adjective of low or inferior quality or value
- adjective lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Which of coarse is Latin for “so there, nyah/neener/nannynannybooboo”
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One day, because he was tired and unhappy, he knocked their heads together, and they plotted to destroy him, but they were afraid, and secretly admired what they called his coarse habits.
Fortitude Hugh Walpole 1912
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The agency is also reviewing standards for other types of particle pollution, including what are known as coarse particles.
Air-Quality Standards Questioned by EPA Staff Ryan Tracy 2011
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And a fine pallid specimen too, the kind that teenagers should tell each other in coarse whispers while huddled around a camp fire on a pitch-black night.
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Form dough into 1 inch balls, roll in coarse sugar and place on baking sheet.
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His first pan of the morning washed out over two dollars in coarse gold.
All Gold Canon 2010
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His first pan of the morning washed out over two dollars in coarse gold.
All Gold Cañon 2010
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The working class is characterized as coarse, lazy, and vulgar, deserving of their plight.
Pitspits J. Mykell Collinz 2011
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To do this, Venardou says capers are well-cleaned, packed in coarse salt, and stored in glass containers.
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His words sharply punctuated, delivered in coarse staccato.
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