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coarse
[kawrs, kohrs] 
–adjective, coars⋅er, coars⋅est.
| 1. | composed of relatively large parts or particles: The beach had rough, coarse sand. |
| 2. | lacking in fineness or delicacy of texture, structure, etc.: The stiff, coarse fabric irritated her skin. |
| 3. | harsh; grating. |
| 4. | lacking delicacy, taste, or refinement; unpolished: He had coarse manners but an absolutely first-rate mind. |
| 5. | of inferior or faulty quality; common; base. |
| 6. | vulgar; obscene; crude: His coarse language angered us. |
| 7. | (of metals) unrefined. |
| 8. | (of a metal file) having the maximum commercial grade of coarseness. |
Origin:
1550–60; earlier cors(e), course, cowarce; of obscure orig.
1550–60; earlier cors(e), course, cowarce; of obscure orig.
Related forms:
coarsely, adverb
coarseness, noun
Synonyms:
2, 4. crude, rude, rough. 4. vulgar, gross, crass. 6. indelicate.
2, 4. crude, rude, rough. 4. vulgar, gross, crass. 6. indelicate.
Antonyms:
4. refined, sensitive.
4. refined, sensitive.
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| coarse (kôrs, kōrs) adj. coars·er, coars·est
[Middle English cors, probably from course, custom; see course.] coarse'ly adv., coarse'ness n. |
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Coarse
Coarse\, a. [Compar. Coarser; superl. Coarsest.] [As this word was anciently written course, or cours, it may be an abbreviation of of course, in the common manner of proceeding, common, and hence, homely, made for common domestic use, plain, rude, rough, gross, e. g., "Though the threads be course." --Gascoigne. See Course.]1. 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. 2. Not refined; rough; rude; unpolished; gross; indelicate; as, coarse manners; coarse language. I feel Of what coarse metal ye are molded. --Shak. To copy, in my coarse English, his beautiful expressions. --Dryden. Syn: Large; thick; rough; gross; blunt; uncouth; unpolished; inelegant; indelicate; vulgar.
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Language Translation for : coarse
Spanish:
áspero, grueso,
German:
grob,
Japanese:
目のあらい
coarse
1424, cors "ordinary," probably adj. use of noun cours (see course), originally referring to rough cloth for ordinary wear. Developed a sense of "rude" c.1510 and "obscene" 1711. Perhaps related, via metathesis, to Fr. gros, which had a similar sense development.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: coarse
Pronunciation: 'kO(&)rs, 'ko(&)rs
Function: adjective
1 : visible to the naked eye or by means of a compound microscope<coarse particles>
2 of a tremor : of wide excursion coarse tremor of the extremities>
3 : harsh, raucous, or rough intone —used of some sounds heard in auscultation in pathological states of the chest <coarse rales>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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