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View synonyms for coarse-grained
coarse-grained
[ kawrs-greynd, kohrs- ]
adjective
- having a coarse texture or grain.
- indelicate; crude; vulgar; gross:
a coarse-grained person with vulgar manners.
coarse-grained
adjective
- having a large or coarse grain
- (of a person) having a coarse nature; gross
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- coarse-grainedness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of coarse-grained1
First recorded in 1760–70
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