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Definition of coarse



Overview of adj coarse

The adj coarse has 3 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) coarse, harsh

(of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles; "coarse meal"; "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave")

2. (1) coarse, common, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgar

(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

3. coarse, common

(of low or inferior quality or value; "of what coarse metal ye are molded"- Shakespeare; "produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population")