coarse
/kɔ:s/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Having a rough texture or consisting of relatively large particles: Used to describe a material, substance, or surface that is not smooth or fine.
- Lacking refinement, politeness, or good taste: Used to describe behavior, manners, language, or a person that is rude, vulgar, or uncultured.
- Of inferior or poor quality: Used to describe something that is of low grade or value.
Usage Examples
- Describing texture or particles:
- The fabric had a coarse weave that felt scratchy against the skin.
- They used coarse sand for the construction mix.
- Describing behavior or taste:
- His coarse jokes made everyone at the dinner table uncomfortable.
- The film was criticized for its coarse humor and appeal to vulgar tastes.
- Describing quality:
- The statue was made from a coarse metal, unlike the fine bronze used for the original.
Advanced Usage
- "coarse-grained": Having a coarse texture or structure; can also describe a simplistic analysis.
- The wood was coarse-grained and difficult to sand smoothly.
- His argument was too coarse-grained to capture the nuances of the issue.
- In a comparative/superlative sense:
- This wool is coarser than the merino variety.
- Of all the salts, this one has the coarsest granules.
Variants and Related Words
- Coarsen (verb): To make or become coarse.
- Years of manual labor had coarsened his hands.
- Coarseness (noun): The quality or state of being coarse.
- The coarseness of his language was shocking.
Synonyms
- Rough (for texture): Having an uneven or irregular surface.
- Crude (for behavior/taste): Lacking grace, education, or polish; in a natural or raw state.
- Vulgar (for behavior/taste): Lacking sophistication or good taste; unrefined.
- Unrefined (for quality/taste): Not purified or processed; lacking cultural polish.
Antonyms
- Fine (for texture/quality): Of high quality; consisting of small particles.
- Refined (for behavior/taste): Elegant and cultured in appearance, manner, or taste.
- Polished (for behavior/manners): Refined, sophisticated, or elegant.
- Smooth (for texture): Having an even and regular surface.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- "Coarse fishing": (British English) A term for angling for freshwater fish other than game fish like salmon and trout.
- He spent the weekend engaged in coarse fishing at the local pond.
- "To have a coarse tongue": To be habitually rude or vulgar in speech.
- The old sailor was known to have a coarse tongue.
Adjective
- of low or inferior quality or value
- of what coarse metal ye are molded- Shakespeare
- produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population
- 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
- the vulgar display of the newly rich
- of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
- coarse meal
- coarse sand
- a coarse weave