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coarse
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coarse  (kôrs, krs)
adj. coars·er, coars·est
1. Of low, common, or inferior quality.
2.
a. Lacking in delicacy or refinement: coarse manners.
b. Vulgar or indecent: coarse language.
3. Consisting of large particles; not fine in texture: coarse sand.
4. Rough, especially to the touch: a coarse tweed.

[Middle English cors, probably from course, custom; see course.]

coarsely adv.
coarseness n.

coarse
Adjective
1. rough in texture or structure
2. unrefined or indecent: coarse humour
3. of inferior quality [origin unknown]
coarsely adv
coarseness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.coarse - of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles; "coarse meal"; "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave"
rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"
fine - of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles; "wood with a fine grain"; "fine powdery snow"; "fine rain"; "batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave"; "covered with a fine film of dust"
2.coarsecoarse - 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"
unrefined - (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth; "how can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man?"
3.coarse - of low or inferior quality or value; "of what coarse metal ye are molded"- Shakespeare; "produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population"
inferior - of low or inferior quality

coarse
adjective 1. rough, crude, unfinished, homespun, impure, unrefined, rough-hewn, unprocessed, unpolished, coarse-grained, unpurified << OPPOSITE smooth
Translations
coarse [kɔːs] adjbasto, burdo (= vulgar); grosero, ordinario

coarse [kɔːs] adjgrossier/ère, rude (= vulgar); vulgaire

coarse [kɔːs] adj (texture) → grob;
(vulgar) → gewöhnlich, derb;
(salt, sand etc) → grobkörnig

coarse [kɔːs] adj [salt, sand etc] → grosso/a; [cloth, person] → rozzo/a (= vulgar) [character, laugh] → volgare

coarse
adj coarse [koːs]
1 rough in texture or to touch; not fine This coat is made of coarse material. ru, grof سَميك грапав hrubý, drsný grov grob τραχύς, σκληρός áspero, grueso jämedakoeline, kare زبر karkea grossier גָס रूखा grub, hrapav durva kasar grófur grezzo; ruvido 目のあらい 거친 šiurkštus raupjš; neapstrādāts kasar ruw grov szorstki grosseiro aspru грубый hrubý grob grub grov หยาบ kaba 粗糙的 грубий موٹا ، کھردرا thô 糙的
2 rude, vulgar or unrefined coarse jokes. onbehoorlik خَشِن، فَظ، بَذيء груб sprostý, surový grov ungeschliffen χυδαίος, άξεστος grosero labane مبتذل؛ بی نزاکت karkea grossier גָס अशिष्ट sirov, prost közönséges kasar klúr; ruddalegur rozzo, volgare 粗野な 상스러운 grubus rupjš; vulgārs; piedauzīgs kasar grof grov, , ufin ordynarny grosseiro gro­­­solan грубый; непристойный hrubý robat nepristojan grov[], rå, oanständig หยาบคาย kaba, terbiyesiz 粗俗的 непристойний, вульгарний نا شائستہ غیر مہذب thô thiển
adv coarsely
ru, rof بِفَظاظَه، بِخُشونَه едро hrubě groft grob χυδαία, τραχιά, άξεστα de manera ordinaria labaselt بی ادبانه؛ بطور زبر و خشن karkeasti grossièrement בְּגָסוּת मोटा और भारी običa, prost közönségesen dengan kasar ruddalega grossolanamente 粗野に 거칠게, 상스럽게 šiurkščiai, grubiai raupji; rupji; piedauzīgi dengan kasar ruw grovt, rått, ufint szorstko, ordynarnie com grosseria grosolan грубо hrubo surovo grubo grovt, rått, oanständigt อย่างหยาบ kabaca, terbiyesizce 粗魯地 непристойно, вульгарно بد تہذیبانہ một cách thô
n coarseness
ruheid, lompheid, platheid خَشونَه، فَظاظَه، بَذاءَه грапавост hrubost, drsnost grovhed die Grobheit τραχύτητα ordinariez labasus بی ادبی؛ زبری karkeus grossièreté גָּסוּת मोटापन या भारीपन grubost, surovost durvaság kekasaran ruddaskapur ruvidezza; volgarità 粗野 거침, 상스러움 šiurkštumas, grubumas raupjums; piedauzība kekasaran ruwheid grovhet, ufinhet szorstkość, ordynarność grosseria grosolănie грубость hrubosť, drsnosť grobost grubost grov[]het, råhet, oanständighet ความหยาบ kabalık, terbiyesizlik 粗糙 грубість; непристойність کھردرا پن ، بد تمیزی tính thô tục
v coarsen
to (cause to) become coarse The laundry-work coarsened her hands. vergrof يُغَلِّظُ، يُخشّن загрубявам zdrsnit, činit hrubým gøre grov vergröbern σκληραίνω embrutecer, curtir karestama, karestuma زمخت کردن tehdä karkeaksi, tulla karkeaksi rendre rude לַהֲפוֹך לְגָס भारी ogrubjeti eldurvít membuat kasar verða/gera grófari rendere ruvido あらくする 거칠어지다; 거칠게 하다 padaryti šiurkštų/grubų, pasidaryti šiurkščiam/grubiam kļūt rupjam; kļūt raupjam mengasarkan ruw maken, ruw worden gjøre grov; forsimple stawać się/robić coś ordynarnym/szorstkim tornar áspero a (se) înăspri делать грубым zdrsniť razdrapati ogrubeti göra grov (sträv, valkig), förgrova, förråa ทำให้แห้งหยาบ kabalaş(tır)mak (使)變粗糙 робити грубим; грубішати کھردرا کرنا làm thô使


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