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coarse
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- pronunciation:
- kors
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
coarser, coarsest |
| definition 1: |
of poor or faulty quality.
The fabric was surprisingly coarse considering its price.- synonyms:
- faulty, flawed, inferior, second-rate, shabby, shoddy
- similar words:
- bad, base, crude, imperfect, mediocre, poor, raunchy
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| definition 2: |
having large grains or particles, or a rough texture.
Sea salt is more coarse than regular table salt.The new cotton sheets were coarse and scratchy.- synonyms:
- jagged, rough
- antonyms:
- fine, smooth
- similar words:
- bristly, bumpy, knobbly, nubbly, nubby, prickly, scratchy, uneven
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| definition 3: |
lacking social refinement or sensitivity; crude; vulgar.
He was a man of coarse manners who ate noisily and scraped his plate with his knife.Some guests were offended by his coarse humor.- synonyms:
- crass, crude, ill-bred, indecent, rude, scurrilous, uncivil, uncouth, unmannered, unrefined, vulgar
- antonyms:
- delicate, elegant, fine, ladylike, refined, sophisticated
- similar words:
- barbarous, boorish, common, dirty, gross, ill-mannered, lewd, low, raffish, raunchy, raw, ribald, rough, rudimentary, rugged, unsophisticated
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| related words: |
abrasive, barbarian, barbarous, bawdy, blue, churlish, clumsy, crude, foul, ignoble, profane, ragged, rank, rude, rugged, savage, shabby, smutty, tasteless |
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| derivations: |
coarsely (adv.), coarseness (n.) |
Are you looking for the word course? Coarse and course sound alike but have different meanings.
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