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coarse
Overview of adj coarse
The adj coarse has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) coarse, harsh -- (of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles; "coarse meal"; "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave")
2. (1) coarse, common, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgar -- (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")
3. coarse, common -- (of low or inferior quality or value; "of what coarse metal ye are molded"- Shakespeare; "produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population")
4. coarse, crude, earthy, gross, vulgar -- (conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited")
Grep of noun coarse
coarseness
Grep of verb coarse
coarsen
Antonyms of adj coarse
4 senses of coarse
Sense 1
coarse (vs. fine), harsh
fine (vs. coarse)
=> close, tight
=> close-grained, fine-grained
=> dustlike
=> floury
=> nongranular
=> powdered, powdery, pulverized, pulverised, small-grained, fine-grained
=> small
=> superfine
Sense 2
coarse, common, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgar
INDIRECT (VIA unrefined) -> refined
Sense 3
coarse, common
INDIRECT (VIA inferior) -> superior
Sense 4
coarse, crude, earthy, gross, vulgar
INDIRECT (VIA indecent) -> decent
Similarity of adj coarse
4 senses of coarse
Sense 1
coarse (vs. fine), harsh
=> coarse-grained, large-grained
=> farinaceous, coarse-grained, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, mealy
=> granulated
=> plushy, plush-like
=> loose, open
Also See> rough#1, unsmooth#1
Sense 2
coarse, common, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgar
=> unrefined (vs. refined)
Sense 3
coarse, common
=> inferior (vs. superior)
Sense 4
coarse, crude, earthy, gross, vulgar
=> indecent (vs. decent)
Pertainyms of adj coarse
Attributes of adj coarse
1 of 4 senses of coarse
Sense 1
coarse (vs. fine), harsh
=> texture
Domain of adj coarse
Domain Terms of adj coarse
Familiarity of adj coarse
coarse used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Grep of adj coarse
coarse
coarse-furred
coarse-grained
coarse-haired
coarse-textured
coarsened
Grep of adv coarse
coarsely
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