coarse-textured
- adjective
- /kɔrsˈtɛkʧərd/
:
textura áspera
- On the way back south, we would stop at Bruno's, the Lithuanian bakery, where Edward would buy the weighty and coarse-textured rye bread he favored.
Examples
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The coarse-textured fabric of the upholstery gives the chair a rustic appearance.
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He went hatless, even in the heat, and his cropped hair was thick and gray, coarse-textured as the bristles of a hemp brush.
Fiction book (1997) -
Dry valley desert soils are generally poorly developed, coarse textured, and low in biological activity (Campbell and Claridge 1987, Campbell et al. 1998).
Academic text (1999) -
She prefers coarse-textured art papers for her paintings because they create interesting effects.
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The chef recommended using coarse-textured sea salt to enhance the flavor of the dish.
Synonyms
164
1.0
Not smooth and often harsh in sound
68
1.0
A surface or movement that is not smooth and has small raised parts
42
2.3
Not smooth or level, with parts higher and lower
39
2.2
Not smooth because it has small pieces in it
26
3.7
A surface like sand or rough cloth that has large grains and is not smooth
25
3.7
Rough in feel or look because of many tiny pieces
13
4.1
Having a surface you can feel that is not smooth
1
9.9
Rough to the touch with many small bumps or scales
1
7.8
A surface that is rough or uneven
A surface that feels bumpy or not smooth to the touch
A surface that is uneven and feels rough to touch
A rough texture made of large visible grains
A surface that has visible lines and a pattern, like wood or fabric
Feels slightly rough to the touch
A surface like skin that is not smooth and feels dry from cold or wind
Rough and less refined because of hard work and harsh conditions
Feels rough and slightly scratchy when you touch it
Having small rounded lumps on the surface that you can feel
A surface that feels rough because it has small bumps or cuts
Antonyms
How Rough
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word coarse-textured combines coarse ('rough' or 'with large grains') and texture, a word that comes from an old idea of 'weaving' and is like textile. So, coarse-textured describes something that feels rough or not smooth to the touch.