Coarse has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
"coarse meal"
"coarse sand"
"a coarse weave"
2
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"
3
of low or inferior quality or value
"of what coarse metal ye are molded"
"produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population"
4
Composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture.
"The sand on this beach is so coarse that it stings between my toes when I try to walk barefoot."
Example Sentences
"coarse meal"
adjective
"coarse sand"
adjective
"a coarse weave"
adjective
"he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"
adjective
"behavior that branded him as common"
adjective
"an untutored and uncouth human being"
adjective
"an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"
adjective
"appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"
adjective
"the vulgar display of the newly rich"
adjective
"of what coarse metal ye are molded"
adjective