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coarse

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coarse in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
    "coarse meal"; "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave"
    coarse  harsh 
  2. of low or inferior quality or value
    "of what coarse metal ye are molded"- Shakespeare; "produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population"
    coarse  common 
  3. 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"
    coarse  common  rough-cut  uncouth  vulgar 
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