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coarse
adjective
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
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adjective
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
“he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind”
adjective
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
“coarse meal”
adjective
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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