- coarse
- coarse [kôrs]adj.coarser, coarsest [specialized var. of COURSE in sense of “ordinary or usual order” as in of course]1. of inferior or poor quality; common [coarse fare]2. consisting of rather large elements or particles [coarse sand]3. not fine or delicate in texture, structure, form, etc.; rough; harsh [coarse features, coarse cloth]4. for rough or crude work or results [a coarse file, coarse measurements]5. lacking in refinement or good taste; vulgar; crude [a coarse joke]coarselyadv.coarsenessn.SYN.- COARSE, in this comparison, implies such a lack of refinement in manners or speech as to be offensive to one's aesthetic or moral sense [coarse laughter ]; GROSS suggests a brutish crudeness or roughness [gross table manners ]; INDELICATE suggests a verging on impropriety or immodesty [an indelicate remark ]; VULGAR, in this connection, emphasizes a lack of proper training, culture, or good taste [the vulgar ostentation of her home ]; OBSCENE is used of that which is offensive to decency or modesty and implies lewdness [obscene gestures ]; RIBALD suggests such mild indecency or lewdness as might bring laughter from those who are not too squeamish [ribald jokes ] -ANT. REFINED
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.