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coarse - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'coarse' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Coarse [ superl.]
- 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