coarse
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Definition of coarse
5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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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.”
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adj
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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.”
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Composed of large particles.
“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.”
“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.”
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Lacking refinement, taste or delicacy.
“coarse manners”
“coarse language”
“☞ This word [earth] is liable to a coarſe vulgar pronunciation, as if written Urth;[…]”
“The butcher and the porkman painted up only the leanest scrags of meat; the baker, the coarsest of meagre loaves.”
- (archaic)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.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
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.
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