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coarse

adjective

Lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
C
Ends with
E
Contains
OA
Scrabble score
8
CEFR level
B2

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adjective

  1. Lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

    “He had coarse manners but a first-rate mind”

adjective

  1. Of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles

    “Coarse meal”

adjective

  1. Of low or inferior quality or value

    “{'source': 'Shakespeare', 'text': 'of what coarse metal ye are molded'}”

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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
Coarse meal
Coarse sand
A coarse weave
{'source': 'Shakespeare', 'text': 'of what coarse metal ye are molded'}
Produced … the common cloths used by the poorer population

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