Meaning

6 senses
  1. With a rough texture; not smooth.

    rau, belegt

  2. Composed of large particles.

    coarse sand

    grob, grobkörnig

    кру́пныйkrúpnyj

    гру́бийhrúbyj

    of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles

  3. Lacking refinement, taste or delicacy.

    coarse manners

    coarse language

    lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

  4. Of inferior quality.

    Due to the internet issue, the system generated an coarse audio file.

    She detests visiting coarse places.

    grob

    гру́быйgrúbyj, черново́йčernovój, необрабо́танныйneobrabótannyj

    of low or inferior quality or value

  5. Not thin; thick.

  6. (archaic)Unrefined.

    grob, derb, primitiv

    гру́быйgrúbyj, вульга́рныйvulʹgárnyj, непристо́йныйnepristójnyj

Examples

15 sentences
  1. Her dress was made of coarse wool.

    ruЕё юбка связана из грубой шерсти.

    deIhr Kleid war aus grober Wolle.

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  2. Her skin is coarse from years of working outdoors.

    ruУ неё грубая кожа от многих лет, которые она проработала на улице.

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  3. He was coarse in his habits and brutish in his ways.

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  4. The coarse sieve mocks the fine sieve, while the sheepskin rug smiles mischievously.

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  5. When the coarse sieve laughs at the fine sieve, the sheepskin rug smiles mischievously.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
containing large particles:
Русский
By meaning 3
containing large particles:
not refined:
of inferior quality:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
with a rough texture:
containing large particles:
not refined:

Origin

Adjectival use of course that diverged in spelling in the 18th century. The sense develope

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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Forms

coarser, coarsest
Comparativecoarser Lesson
Superlativecoarsest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

18 synonyms
of inferior quality:sharpB1hardA1
Close in meaning
  • lacking refinement or cultivation or taste:commonrough-cutuncouthvulgar
  • of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles:harsh
  • of low or inferior quality or value:common

Antonyms

1 antonyms
of inferior quality:fineA1

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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