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单词 coarse
释义

coarse

adjective

ˈkȯrs How to pronounce coarse (audio)
coarser; coarsest
1
: of ordinary or inferior quality or value : common
of what coarse metal ye are molded Shakespeare
2
a(1)
: composed of relatively large parts or particles
coarse sand
(2)
: loose or rough in texture
coarse cloth
b
: adjusted or designed for heavy, fast, or less delicate work
a coarse saw with large teeth
c
: not precise or detailed with respect to adjustment or discrimination
filled in the details of the rather coarse preliminary report
3
: crude or unrefined in taste, manners, or language
4
: harsh, raucous, or rough in tone
5
chiefly British : of or relating to coarse fish
coarse fishing
coarsely adverb
coarseness noun

Synonyms

  • grained
  • grainy
  • granular
  • granulated
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Example Sentences

He was a man of middle age with coarse, curly gray hair, a dark, pock-marked complexion and protruding, almost batrachian eyes. Leila Hadley, Give Me the World, (1958) 1999 He had a heavy face and a shrivelled nose and thick, coarse, bunched up skin. Paul Theroux, Granta, Summer 1994 She'd always been taught—and she'd felt it instinctively—that sun-braised cheeks, sallow skin and reddened hands were coarse and unsightly, the emblem of the foreigner and the day laborer. T. Coraghessan Boyle, The Road To Wellville, 1993 Around the throbbing machinery was a frame of coarse wire net. Ursula K. Le Guin, Harper's, August 1990 The dog has a thick, coarse coat. The fabric varies in texture from coarse to fine. See More
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English cors, perhaps from course, noun — see course entry 1

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

coarse

adjective

ˈkȯrs How to pronounce coarse (audio)
coarser; coarsest
1
: having a harsh or rough quality
coarse dry skin
a coarse fabric
2
: made up of large particles
coarse sand
3
: crude in taste, manners, or language
4
: of poor or ordinary quality

Medical Definition

coarse

adjective

ˈkō(ə)rs, ˈkȯ(ə)rs How to pronounce coarse (audio)
1
: visible to the naked eye or by means of a compound microscope
coarse particles
2
of a tremor : of wide excursion
a coarse tremor of the extremities
3
: harsh, raucous, or rough in tone
used of some sounds heard in auscultation in pathological states of the chest
coarse rales

coarse

adjective

1
as in grained
made up of large particles coarse rock salt was sprinkled on the icy walkway

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • grained
  • sandy
  • granular
  • granulated
  • stony
  • grainy
  • rocky
  • pebbly
  • gravelly
  • cracked
  • unfiltered
  • unrefined
  • coarse-grained
  • earthy
  • gritty
  • lumpy
  • stoney
  • mealy
  • kibbled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • fine
  • dusty
  • superfine
  • ultrafine
  • powdery
  • smooth
  • floury
  • velvety
  • buttery
  • refined
  • filtered
  • ground
  • comminuted
  • reduced
  • milled
  • pulverized
  • levigated
  • triturated
  • micronized
  • mulled
  • close-grained
  • pestled
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2
as in vulgar
lacking in refinement or good taste the hockey player's coarse manners turned his date off completely

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • vulgar
  • crass
  • rude
  • crude
  • rough
  • common
  • gross
  • unrefined
  • uncouth
  • rugged
  • unpolished
  • uncultured
  • low
  • clumsy
  • tasteless
  • lowbrow
  • uncultivated
  • raffish
  • roughneck
  • ill-bred
  • rough-hewn
  • boorish
  • insensible
  • illiberal
  • ungentlemanly
  • loutish
  • rustic
  • incult
  • lumpish
  • lowbred
  • clownish
  • cloddish
  • unsophisticated
  • insensitive
  • indelicate
  • churlish
  • thoughtless
  • lubberly
  • uncivilized
  • unmannered
  • inconsiderate
  • oafish
  • inelegant
  • countrified
  • barbaric
  • tacky
  • rustical
  • barbarous
  • unmannerly
  • graceless
  • mannerless
  • provincial
  • animallike
  • countryfied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • smooth
  • polished
  • civilized
  • cultured
  • genteel
  • refined
  • tasteful
  • cultivated
  • aristocratic
  • elegant
  • sensitive
  • graceful
  • patrician
  • well-bred
  • restrained
  • courtly
  • sophisticated
  • ultrarefined
  • thoughtful
  • gracious
  • urbane
  • considerate
  • citified
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3
as in obscene
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society offended by the coarse humor at the celebrity roast

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • vulgar
  • obscene
  • pornographic
  • nasty
  • dirty
  • crude
  • filthy
  • gross
  • foul
  • blue
  • suggestive
  • unacceptable
  • obnoxious
  • ribald
  • indecent
  • bawdy
  • profane
  • unpleasant
  • raunchy
  • impure
  • naughty
  • lewd
  • unprintable
  • lascivious
  • disgusting
  • offensive
  • smutty
  • undesirable
  • trashy
  • gutter
  • abusive
  • unwanted
  • broad
  • soft
  • wanton
  • stag
  • coarse-grained
  • wicked
  • porny
  • salty
  • infamous
  • low
  • indecorous
  • earthy
  • indelicate
  • objectionable
  • salacious
  • unbecoming
  • repulsive
  • X-rated
  • locker-room
  • depraved
  • off
  • scatological
  • risqué
  • loathsome
  • perverted
  • kinky
  • racy
  • revolting
  • off-colored
  • gamy
  • louche
  • repugnant
  • off-color
  • immodest
  • unwelcome
  • barnyard
  • abhorrent
  • exceptionable
  • distasteful
  • repellent
  • perverse
  • censurable
  • scurrilous
  • atrocious
  • reprehensible
  • gamey
  • debasing
  • blamable
  • repellant
  • blameworthy
  • soft-core
  • hard-core

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • wholesome
  • clean
  • decent
  • proper
  • priggish
  • puritanical
  • prim
  • genteel
  • correct
  • prudish
  • polite
  • respectable
  • decorous
  • staid
  • acceptable
  • nice
  • appropriate
  • innocuous
  • straitlaced
  • suitable
  • desirable
  • seemly
  • pleasant
  • agreeable
  • nonobscene
  • pure
  • inoffensive
  • straightlaced
  • perfect
  • welcome
  • pleasing
  • G-rated
  • becoming
  • meet
  • fit
  • immaculate
  • Victorian
  • spotless
  • virginal
  • approved
  • sanctioned
  • endorsed
  • indorsed
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4
as in hoarse
harsh and dry in sound a coarse laugh

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • hoarse
  • gruff
  • husky
  • gravel
  • gravelly
  • grating
  • rusty
  • rasping
  • scratchy
  • raspy
  • throaty
  • abrasive
  • rough
  • grinding
  • croaking
  • choked
  • growling
  • croaky
  • strained
  • guttural
  • scraping
  • jarring
  • raucous
  • strangled
  • scratching
  • discordant
  • strident
  • cracked
  • screeching
  • dissonant
  • squawking
  • cacophonous
  • inharmonious
  • growly
  • unmusical
  • unmelodious
  • cawing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • gentle
  • sweet
  • liquid
  • smooth
  • soft
  • golden
  • mellow
  • mellifluous
  • soothing
  • tender
  • silken
  • velvety
  • satiny
  • mellifluent
  • musical
  • melodic
  • melodious
  • gliding
  • lyrical
  • euphonious
  • lyric
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5
as in jagged
not having a level or smooth surface the coarse surface of the sandpaper

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • jagged
  • uneven
  • rough
  • rugged
  • ragged
  • irregular
  • wavy
  • lumpy
  • pebbly
  • broken
  • roughened
  • bumpy
  • scraggy
  • harsh
  • unbalanced
  • inexact
  • rutted
  • undulating
  • lopsided
  • rutty
  • undulatory
  • scratchy
  • sandpapery
  • pitted
  • knobby
  • nubby
  • nubbly
  • nonuniform
  • scraggly
  • burred
  • unaligned
  • knurled
  • pocked
  • knobbly
  • knurly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • smooth
  • flat
  • uniform
  • regular
  • level
  • even
  • true
  • exact
  • horizontal
  • vertical
  • plane
  • aligned
  • straight
  • tabular
  • alined
  • flush
  • plumb
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6
as in poor
of low quality coarse imitations of quality merchandise

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • poor
  • cheap
  • terrible
  • inferior
  • rotten
  • bad
  • common
  • worthless
  • useless
  • wretched
  • rubbishy
  • shoddy
  • mediocre
  • miserable
  • trashy
  • trumpery
  • bum
  • junky
  • low-grade
  • cheesy
  • sleazy
  • lousy
  • crappy
  • execrable
  • cheapjack
  • fake
  • counterfeit
  • gimcrack
  • low-rent
  • shlocky
  • schlock
  • valueless
  • cut-rate
  • second-rate
  • indifferent
  • schlocky
  • showy
  • tawdry
  • gaudy
  • bargain-basement
  • shlock
  • lackluster
  • meretricious
  • garish
  • tacky
  • shabby
  • glitzy
  • seedy
  • flashy
  • ostentatious
  • swank
  • kitschy
  • el cheapo
  • kitsch
  • splashy
  • sham
  • swanky
  • phony
  • brummagem
  • second-class
  • phoney
  • ultracheap
  • supercheap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • fine
  • excellent
  • superior
  • good
  • elegant
  • handsome
  • tasteful
  • high-grade
  • refined
  • first-class
  • polished
  • first-rate
  • top-notch
  • handcrafted
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Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of coarse are gross, obscene, ribald, and vulgar. While all these words mean "offensive to good taste or morals," coarse implies roughness, rudeness, or crudeness of spirit, behavior, or language.

found the coarse humor of coworkers offensive

The words gross and coarse can be used in similar contexts, but gross implies extreme coarseness and insensitiveness.

gross eating habits

While the synonyms obscene and coarse are close in meaning, obscene applies to anything strongly repulsive to the sense of decency and propriety especially in sexual matters.

obscene language not allowed on the air

The meanings of ribald and coarse largely overlap; however, ribald applies to what is amusingly or picturesquely vulgar or irreverent or mildly indecent.

entertained the campers with ribald folk songs

The words vulgar and coarse are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, vulgar often implies boorishness or ill-breeding.

a loud vulgar belch
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