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coarse definition
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Grep of noun coarse coarseness Overview of adj coarse The adj coarse has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) coarse -- (of texture; large-grained or rough to the touch; "coarse meal"; "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave") 2. (1) coarse, common, 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--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich") 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") 4. coarse, crude, earthy, gross, vulgar -- (conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited") Antonyms of adj coarse 4 senses of coarse Sense 1 coarse (vs. fine) fine (vs. coarse) => close tight => close-grained, fine-grained => dustlike => floury => nongranular => powdered, powdery, pulverized, pulverised, small-grained, fine-grained => small => superfine Sense 2 coarse, common, uncouth, vulgar INDIRECT (VIA unrefined) -> refined Sense 3 coarse, common INDIRECT (VIA inferior) -> superior Sense 4 coarse, crude, earthy, gross, vulgar INDIRECT (VIA indecent) -> decent Similarity of adj coarse 4 senses of coarse Sense 1 coarse (vs. fine) => coarse-grained => farinaceous, coarse-grained, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, mealy, sandy => granulated => loose, open Also See-> rough#1, unsmooth#1 Sense 2 coarse, common, uncouth, vulgar => unrefined (vs. refined) Sense 3 coarse, common => inferior (vs. superior) Sense 4 coarse, crude, earthy, gross, vulgar => indecent (vs. decent) Attributes of adj coarse 1 of 4 senses of coarse Sense 1 coarse (vs. fine) => texture Familiarity of adj coarse coarse used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj coarse coarse coarse-grained coarsened Overview of adj coarse The adj coarse has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) coarse -- (of texture; large-grained or rough to the touch; "coarse meal"; "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave") 2. (1) coarse, common, 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--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich") 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") 4. coarse, crude, earthy, gross, vulgar -- (conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited")
coarse definition
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