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coarse

/ coarse /
adjective satellite/adjective

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
"coarse language"
"a crude joke"
"crude behavior"
"an earthy sense of humor"
"a revoltingly gross expletive"
"a vulgar gesture"
"full of language so vulgar it should have been edited"
Similar:
indecent
adjective satellite Sense 2
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
"he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"
"behavior that branded him as common"
"an untutored and uncouth human being"
"an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"
"appealing to the vulgar taste for violence";"
Similar:
unrefined
adjective Sense 3
of texture; large-grained or rough to the touch
"coarse meal"
"coarse sand"
"a coarse weave"
Similar:
coarse-grained farinaceous grainy granular granulose gritty mealy sandy
Opposites:
fine
See also:
rough unsmooth
adjective satellite Sense 4
of low or inferior quality or value
"of what coarse metal ye are molded"- Shakespeare"
"produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population"
Similar:
inferior
Semantic Complexity
44%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
11
Total Relationships
14
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

indecent unrefined coarse-grained farinaceous grainy granular granulose gritty mealy sandy fine inferior