coarse en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /koəs/ non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
- kōrs rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
- /kɔɹs/ (General-American)
- /ko(ː)ɹs/ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
- kôs (Received-Pronunciation)
- [kʰo̞ɹs] (General-American)
- kôrs (General-American)
- /kɔːs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Adjectival use of course that diverged in spelling in the 18th century. The sense developed from '(following) the usual course' (cf. of course) to 'ordinary, common' to 'lacking refinement', with 'not fine, granular' arising from its application to cloth. Compare the development of mean.
Meanings
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With a rough texture; not smooth.
Two hundred Sempſtreſſes were employed to make me Shirts, and Linen for Bed and Table, all of the ſtrongeft and coarſeſt kind they could get; which, however, they were forced to quilt together in ſeveral Folds, for the thickeſt was ſome degrees finer than Lawn.
1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “Of the Inhabitants of Lilliput; […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume I, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC, part I (A Voyage to Lilliput), pages 107–108:
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Composed of large particles.
Missing units may be attributed to either the lack of proper sized material in the source or the successive, downcurrent sedimentation of the coarser materials first and the finer materials last.
2012, Paul E. Potter, James Maynard, Wayne A. Pryor, Sedimentology of Shale: Study Guide and Reference Source:coarse sand
Graham flour is coarsely granulated wheat meal. No sieves or bolting cloths are employed in its manufacture, and many coarse, unpulverized particles are present in the product.
1908, Harry Snyder, Human Foods and their Nutritive Value, New York: Macmillan, section 157, pp. 145-146:
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Lacking refinement, taste or delicacy.
coarse manners
☞ This word [earth] is liable to a coarſe vulgar pronunciation, as if written Urth;[…]
1791, John Walker, A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary […] , London: Sold by G. G. J. and J. Robinſon, Paternoſter Row; and T. Cadell, in the Strand, →OCLC, page 211:coarse language
The butcher and the porkman painted up only the leanest scrags of meat; the baker, the coarsest of meagre loaves.
2007, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities, Penguin, →ISBN, page 34:
- (archaic, of a metal) Unrefined.
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Of inferior quality.
Due to the internet issue, the system generated an coarse audio file.
She detests visiting coarse places.
- Not thin; thick.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| coarser | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| coarsest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
fine (of inferior quality)
Deriveds
coarse fish · coarsish · coarse-graining · coarsen · coarse-grained · coarsy · coarse-handed · coarseness · coarsely · uncoarse · coarsehanded
Synonyms
inelegant (not refined) · gritty (not refined) · blunt (not refined) · crass (not refined) · rough (of inferior quality) · roborean (not refined) · vulgar (not refined) · sharp (of inferior quality) · rude (not refined) · rough (not refined) · obscene (not refined) · earthy (not refined) · indelicate (not refined) · hard (of inferior quality) · uncouth (not refined) · unpolished (not refined)
Translations (155)
gl esguerio (of inferior quality) · gl brosmo (of inferior quality) · fi karkea (not refined) · it sguaiato (not refined) · hy կոպիտ (of inferior quality) · sv grov (not refined) · ga borb (not refined) · pt ríspido (not refined) · ro de proastă calitate (of inferior quality) · es ramplón (of inferior quality) · th ขรุขระ (with a rough texture) · cs hrubý (not refined) · gl saloio (not refined) · ja 粗い (of inferior quality) · sv grov (containing large particles) · gl cazurlo (not refined) · gl tarosco (containing large particles) · fi karkea (of inferior quality) · io kruda (of inferior quality) · ro grosolan (not refined) · gl groufo (containing large particles) · ru гру́бый (of inferior quality) · pt rugoso (with a rough texture) · es chocarrero (not refined) · fi karkea (containing large particles) · nb grov (of inferior quality) · ru непристо́йный (not refined) · uk гру́бий (containing large particles) · da grov (with a rough texture) · nl ruw (of inferior quality) · bg едрозърнест (containing large particles) · et kare (with a rough texture) · es tosco (of inferior quality) · gl groseiro (not refined) · fr brut (of inferior quality) · de primitiv (not refined) · es burdo (of inferior quality) · gl lurdio (not refined) · fr vulgaire (not refined) · he גַּס (not refined) · eo malglata (with a rough texture) · de grob (containing large particles) · lv rupjš (of inferior quality) · da grov (of inferior quality) · eo kruda (of inferior quality) · hy կոշտ (with a rough texture) · ru вульга́рный (not refined) · bth gurot (containing large particles) · enm cours (of inferior quality) · gl matulán (not refined) · kk қатқыл (with a rough texture) · cmn 粗躁 (not refined) · it grossolano (of inferior quality) · ms kasar (containing large particles) · kk дөрекі (not refined) · ota بیاغی (not refined) · pt grosseiro (of inferior quality) · gl xoto (containing large particles) · it grezzo (not refined) · ja 粗い (containing large particles) · fi karkea (with a rough texture) · ru кру́пный (containing large particles) · pt ríspido (with a rough texture) · gl tordelán (of inferior quality) · it greggio (not refined) · it rozzo (not refined) · th หยาบ (of inferior quality) · fr grossier (containing large particles) · nb grov (not refined) · th หยาบ (with a rough texture) · he גַּס (of inferior quality) · de derb (not refined) · ca groller (not refined) · da grovkornet (containing large particles) · it grossolano (containing large particles) · gl baldrocas (not refined) · pt grosso (containing large particles) · kk анайы (not refined) · es grosero (of inferior quality) · cs drsný (containing large particles) · ar ثَخِن (containing large particles) · hu durva (with a rough texture) · es chabacano (of inferior quality) · gl burdallo (not refined) · mi kaitara (containing large particles) · ca brut (not refined) · gl basto (containing large particles) · de grob (of inferior quality) · he נָחוּת (of inferior quality) · th หยาบ (containing large particles) · cs hrubý (containing large particles) · sv grov (of inferior quality) · kk нашар (of inferior quality) · ro grosolan (of inferior quality) · it grezzo (containing large particles) · es grosero (not refined) · ru необрабо́танный (of inferior quality) · mi matanui (containing large particles) · es soez (not refined) · bg груб (not refined) · de belegt (with a rough texture) · pt espesso (containing large particles) · gl paizoco (not refined) · fi karhea (with a rough texture) · gl rude (not refined) · grc χονδρός (containing large particles) · ota ایری (containing large particles) · eo kruda (not refined) · hu durva (containing large particles) · txb aśāwe (containing large particles) · hu durva (of inferior quality) · sv grov (with a rough texture) · nl grof (of inferior quality) · eo kruda (containing large particles) · ru гру́бый (not refined) · ro brut (of inferior quality) · hu durva (not refined) · ca groller (of inferior quality) · ro grosier (not refined) · ar خَشِن (with a rough texture) · pt rude (not refined) · gl labrusco (not refined) · pt áspero (with a rough texture) · ru неприли́чный (not refined) · th หยาบคาย (of inferior quality) · de grob (not refined) · ro brut (not refined) · de grobkörnig (containing large particles) · pt grosseiro (not refined) · bg долнокачествен (of inferior quality) · ru низкока́чественный (of inferior quality) · kk тұрпайы (not refined) · cmn 粗糙的 (of inferior quality) · ota یوغون (not refined) · he גַּס (containing large particles) · ru поха́бный (not refined) · bg необработен (not refined) · it rude (of inferior quality) · fr grossier (with a rough texture) · ru черново́й (of inferior quality) · it grosso (containing large particles) · ba эре (containing large particles) · ca bast (of inferior quality) · lv rupjš (not refined) · gl támaro (not refined) · de rau (with a rough texture) · gl brosmo (containing large particles) · cs hrubý (of inferior quality) · txb śāwe (containing large particles) · da grov (not refined) · hy կոպիտ (with a rough texture) · nn grov (of inferior quality) · cmn 粗魯 /粗鲁 (not refined) · nn grov (not refined) · gl marán (not refined)