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coarse

Syllabification: (coarse)
Pronunciation: /kôrs/
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Definition of coarse

adjective

  • 1rough or loose in texture or grain:a coarse woolen cloth
  • made of large grains or particles:dry, coarse sand
  • (of grains or particles) large.
  • (of a person’s features) not elegantly formed or proportioned.
  • (of food or drink) of inferior quality.
  • 2(of a person or their speech) rude, crude, or vulgar.

Derivatives

coarsely

adverb

coarsish

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'ordinary or inferior'): origin uncertain; until the 17th century identical in spelling with course, and possibly derived from the latter in the sense 'habitual or ordinary manner'

Do not confuse coarse with course. Coarse means 'rough' (my hair is coarse and wavy), whereas course means 'a direction' (the plane changed course).

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