Coarse

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  • adjective. Of low, common, or inferior quality.
  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Lacking in delicacy or refinement.
  • adjective. Vulgar or indecent.
  • adjective. Consisting of large particles; not fine in texture.
  • adjective. Rough, especially to the touch.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In pathology, rough; hoarse: said of the respiratory note or of râles heard in auscultation of the chest.
  • Of inferior or faulty quality; poor in kind or character; not pure or choice; not soft or dainty; rude; common; base.
  • Wanting in fineness of texture or delicacy of structure, or in elegance of form; composed of large parts or particles; thick and rough in texture: as, coarse thread or yarn; coarse hair; coarse sand; coarse cloth; coarse paper.
  • Exhibiting or characterized by lack of refinement; rude; vulgar; of manners or speech, unpolished, uncivil, or ill-bred: as, a coarse face; coarse manners.
  • Gross; indelicate; offensive: as, coarse language; a coarse gesture.
  • Rough; inclement; unpleasant: said of the weather: as, it's a coarse day.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. 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.
  • adjective. Not refined; rough; rude; unpolished; gross; indelicate.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture.
  • adjective. Lacking refinement, taste or delicacy;
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
  • adjective. of low or inferior quality or value
  • adjective. lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
  • Word Usage
    "Which of coarse is Latin for “so there, nyah/neener/nannynannybooboo”"
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    Corse  Force  Morse  Norse  bourse  
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    dirty  rough  thin  ugly  vulgar  
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