adjective
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
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Examples
- coarse meal
- coarse sand
- a coarse weave
adjective
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
Synonyms
Examples
- 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
- the vulgar display of the newly rich
adjective
of low or inferior quality or value
Synonyms
Examples
- of what coarse metal ye are molded"- Shakespeare
- produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population