- 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; as, coarse
sand; coarse thread; coarse cloth; coarse bread. - Not refined; rough; rude; unpolished; gross;
indelicate; as, coarse manners; coarse language.
Meaning of 'coarse' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . coarse
[ a]
Meaning (1): - of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
Example in sentence:
a coarse weave;
coarse meal;
coarse sand
2 . coarse
[ s]
Meaning (2): - lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
Example in sentence:
an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy;
an untutored and uncouth human being;
appealing to the vulgar taste for violence;
behavior that branded him as common;
he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind;
the vulgar display of the newly rich
Meaning (3): - of low or inferior quality or value
Example in sentence:
of what coarse metal ye are molded;
produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population