coarse
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3.7
- adjective
- /kɔrs/
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áspero
- He prefers coarse sea salt over the fine variety for its stronger flavor.
- coarse sand
- coarse texture
- coarse material
God bless me with thick, coarse horsehair on my head.
- God bless me with thick, coarse horsehair on my head.
- Now sand is not a coarse material that irritates them.
- If it's a coarse approximation, then it's it works.
- It's just me who has these really coarse, dry, wrinkly hands, however, right?
- So I use this very coarse exfoliant.
- The aggregate that you're looking for is a coarse sand.
- So this is the Himalayan pink salt, the coarse pink salt.
- So we're just going to give this sort of a coarse chop.
- Earthy white truffles infuse a distinct yet delicate flavour into coarse salt.
- Makes very clear this difficulty with getting characters to look good on a coarse resolution.
- And but back then, it was a very coarse grind.
Examples
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I've had dandruff since I was little and I have kind of coarse dry hair.
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What kind would you like, fine or coarse?
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That must be to do with how fine or coarse they cut.
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"...though her features were coarse and tough."
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And what coarse hands he has.
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It's rough and it's coarse, perhaps but it's also clean.
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The stem is quite coarse, so I tend to just strip that out.
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Very, very thick, coarse and surprisingly red, so red.
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It's the coarse feel of rope I don't like.
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Where Betty's hair was thick and coarse, Annie Ruth's was just the opposite.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
164
1.0
Not smooth and often harsh in sound
25
3.7
Rough in feel or look because of many tiny pieces
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3.5
Thick and full of small pieces, like peanut butter
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4.1
Has a rough texture with small hard grains
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5.1
A material made of many small grains like sand
A rough texture made of large visible grains
Having a rough surface that feels slightly scratchy
A surface that feels bumpy or not smooth to the touch
The texture has large, easily seen pieces
Feels rough and slightly scratchy when you touch it
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A type of sand with large rough grains used for building, gardening, or sports surfaces
- Specialized
A way of describing data or plans in broad categories with little detail
How Rough
Surface Forms
Etymology
Coarse comes from an old French word meaning 'rough' or 'thick'. Imagine large, rough grains or a cloth that does not feel smooth, and you will see why coarse describes a rough texture or large particles.