coarse

Etymology
Adjectival use of that diverged in spelling in the 18th century. The sense developed from '(following) the usual course' (cf. ) to 'ordinary, common' to 'lacking refinement', with 'not fine, granular' arising from its application to cloth. Compare the development of.

Adjective

 * 1) With a rough texture; not smooth.
 * 2) Composed of large particles.
 * 3) Lacking refinement, taste or delicacy.
 * 4)  Unrefined.
 * 5) Of inferior quality.
 * 1)  Unrefined.
 * 2) Of inferior quality.
 * 1)  Unrefined.
 * 2) Of inferior quality.
 * 1) Of inferior quality.

Synonyms

 * (of inferior quality): thick, rough, sharp, hard
 * (not refined): rough, rude, uncouth, blunt, unpolished, inelegant, indelicate, vulgar, gritty, obscene, crass

Antonyms

 * (of inferior quality): fine

Collocations

 * coarse particle
 * coarse grain
 * coarse graining
 * coarse sand
 * coarse powder
 * coarse gravel
 * coarse grit
 * coarse salt
 * coarse gold
 * coarse thread
 * coarse hair
 * coarse coth
 * coarse grid
 * coarse aggregate
 * coarse texture
 * coarse grass
 * coarse fish
 * coarse angling
 * coarse fishing


 * coarse language
 * coarse manners
 * coarse words

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Armenian: ,
 * Danish: grov
 * German: ,
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Swedish:
 * Thai: ,


 * Arabic: ثَخِن
 * Bashkir: эре
 * Biatah Bidayuh: gurot
 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish: grovkornet
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician: tarosco, xoto, brosmo, basto, groufo
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: χονδρός
 * Hebrew:
 * Italian:, ,
 * Japanese:
 * Malay:
 * Maori: kaitara, matanui
 * Ottoman Turkish: ایری
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:
 * Swedish:
 * Thai:
 * Tocharian B: aśāwe, śāwe
 * Ukrainian: гру́бий


 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: grov
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician: tordelán, esguerio, brosmo
 * German:
 * Hebrew: ; נָחוּת
 * Hungarian:
 * Ido:
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Latvian: rupjš
 * Middle English: cours
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: grov
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: de proastă calitate, ,
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Spanish:, , , , , , , ,
 * Swedish:
 * Thai: ,


 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish: grov
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician: rude, burdallo, labrusco, marán, matulán, saloio, támaro, lurdio, paizoco, cazurlo, baldrocas, groseiro
 * German:, ,
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: borb
 * Italian:, , ,
 * Latvian: rupjš
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: grov
 * Ottoman Turkish: یوغون
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Romanian:, ,
 * Russian:, , , ,
 * Spanish:, , , chocarrero
 * Swedish:


 * Norman: