coarse

  • (a) of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
    • coarse meal
    • coarse sand
    • a coarse weave
    harsh,
  • (s) 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, common,
  • (s) of low or inferior quality or value
    • "of what coarse metal ye are molded"- Shakespeare
    • produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population
    common,

Synonyms

harsh rough-cut uncouth vulgar common

Antonyms

fine

See also

rough unsmooth

Words of close approximity

coarse-furred coarse-grained coarse-haired coarsely coarsen coarsened coarseness coarse-textured