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1. Of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
   "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave"; "coarse meal";
   - harsh
    
2. Lacking refinement, cultivation or taste
   "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind";
   - common, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgar
    
3. Conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
   "coarse language";
   - crude, earthy, gross, vulgar, salty, ripe [informal]
    
4. Of low or inferior quality or value
   "of what coarse metal ye are moulded";
   - common

Sounds like: course, Corse

Derived forms: coarsest, coarser

See also: coarse-grained, farinaceous, grainy, granular, granulated, granulose, gritty, indecent, inferior, large-grained, loose, mealy, open, plush-like, plushy, rough, texture, unrefined, unsmooth

Encyclopedia: Coarse