coarse

coarse

lacking delicacy or refinement; crude; harsh; rough; boorish; gross: His language was coarse and unsuitable for children to hear.
Not to be confused with:course – route or path; progress; duration; a way of behaving: She chose the wisest course.

coarse

C0434000 (kôrs)adj. coars·er, coars·est 1. Of low, common, or inferior quality.2. a. Lacking in delicacy or refinement: coarse manners.b. Vulgar or indecent: coarse language.3. Consisting of large particles; not fine in texture: coarse sand.4. Rough, especially to the touch: a coarse tweed.

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[Middle English cors, probably from course, custom; see course.]

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coarse′ly adv.coarse′ness n.

coarse

(kɔːs) adj1. rough in texture, structure, etc; not fine: coarse sand. 2. lacking refinement or taste; indelicate; vulgar: coarse jokes. 3. of inferior quality; not pure or choice4. (Metallurgy) (of a metal) not refined5. (Mechanical Engineering) (of a screw) having widely spaced threads[C14: of unknown origin] ˈcoarsely adv ˈcoarseness n

coarse

(kɔrs, koʊrs)

adj. coars•er, coars•est. 1. composed of relatively large parts or particles: coarse sand. 2. lacking in fineness or delicacy of texture, structure, etc.: coarse fabric. 3. harsh; grating. 4. lacking refinement; unpolished: coarse manners. 5. vulgar; obscene: coarse language. 6. (of metals) unrefined. 7. (of a metal file) having the maximum commercial grade of coarseness. [1550–60; earlier cors(e), course, cowarce] coarse′ly, adv. coarse′ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	coarse - of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles; "coarse meal"; "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave"harshrough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"fine - of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles; "wood with a fine grain"; "fine powdery snow"; "fine rain"; "batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave"; "covered with a fine film of dust"
	2.	coarse - 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"rough-cut, uncouth, vulgar, commonunrefined - (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth; "how can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man?"
	3.	coarse - of low or inferior quality or value; "of what coarse metal ye are molded"- Shakespeare; "produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population"commoninferior - of low or inferior quality

coarse

adjective1. rough, crude, unfinished, homespun, impure, unrefined, rough-hewn, unprocessed, unpolished, coarse-grained, unpurified He wore a shepherd's tunic of coarse cloth. a tablespoon of coarse sea salt
rough soft, polished, smooth, refined, purified, fine-grained2. vulgar, offensive, rude, indecent, improper, raunchy (slang), earthy, foul-mouthed, bawdy, impure, smutty, impolite, ribald, immodest, indelicate He has a very coarse sense of humour.3. loutish, rough, brutish, boorish, uncivil They don't know how to behave, and are coarse and insulting.
loutish fine, cultured, polished, sophisticated, proper, pleasant, refined, polite, civilized, genteel, urbane, well-bred, inoffensive, well-mannered

coarse

adjective1. Lacking in delicacy or refinement:barbarian, barbaric, boorish, churlish, crass, crude, gross, ill-bred, indelicate, philistine, rough, rude, tasteless, uncivilized, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar.2. Offensive to accepted standards of decency:barnyard, bawdy, broad, dirty, Fescennine, filthy, foul, gross, lewd, nasty, obscene, profane, ribald, scatologic, scatological, scurrilous, smutty, vulgar.Slang: raunchy.3. Consisting of or covered with large particles:grainy, granular, gritty, rough.4. Having a surface that is not smooth:cragged, craggy, harsh, ironbound, jagged, ragged, rough, rugged, scabrous, uneven.

Translations

粗糙的粗俗的

coarse

(koːs) adjective1. rough in texture or to touch; not fine. This coat is made of coarse material. 粗糙的 粗糙的2. rude, vulgar or unrefined. coarse jokes. 粗俗的 粗俗的ˈcoarsely adverb 粗糙地 粗鲁地ˈcoarseness noun 粗糙 粗糙ˈcoarsen verb to (cause to) become coarse. The laundry-work coarsened her hands. (使)變粗糙 （使）变粗糙

coarse

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