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as in grained
made up of large particles
coarse rock salt was sprinkled on the icy walkway
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as in vulgar
lacking in refinement or good taste
the hockey player's coarse manners turned his date off completely
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as in obscene
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
offended by the coarse humor at the celebrity roast
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as in hoarse
harsh and dry in sound
a coarse laugh
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as in jagged
not having a level or smooth surface
the coarse surface of the sandpaper
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as in poor
of low quality
coarse imitations of quality merchandise
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Recent Examples of coarse
Should the number of cents per pound be the same for coarse carpet wool as for fine wool for luxury apparel?
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 23 Mar. 2025
By contrast, most whole wheat flour found in US supermarkets is roller milled by metal drums and quite a bit coarser than atta.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 13 Mar. 2025
Black Himalayan salt is a coarse salt that comes from the mines of the Himalayas.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 12 Mar. 2025
My favorite combination is unsalted Irish Kerrygold butter mixed paired with clover honey and topped with coarse salt.
—Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 11 Mar. 2025
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 23 Mar. 2025
By contrast, most whole wheat flour found in US supermarkets is roller milled by metal drums and quite a bit coarser than atta.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 13 Mar. 2025
Black Himalayan salt is a coarse salt that comes from the mines of the Himalayas.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 12 Mar. 2025
My favorite combination is unsalted Irish Kerrygold butter mixed paired with clover honey and topped with coarse salt.
—Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coarse
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The Europeans were enchanted by the expressive fluency that the New York critics had considered vulgar.—
David Denby,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2025
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The chief spoke at the LAPD’s Police Commission weekly meeting Tuesday, a day after news broke that officers from the department’s recruitment and employment division had been unknowingly recorded making vulgar comments, including while talking about police applicants.—
Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2025
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Deputies found and arrested Betancourt, who was sentenced March 21 to six years and eight months in state prison for felony child abuse causing injury, felony domestic violence, witness intimidation, and possession of obscene matter depicting persons under age 18 engaged in lewd conduct.—
Bay City News Service,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2025
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Lovable, charming and generous, yet temperamental, arrogant and obscene.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
11 Apr. 2025
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As the speech came to an end, Booker’s voice was hoarse, but his resolve was unshaken.—
Melissa Noel,
Essence,
2 Apr. 2025
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By now, many economists are hoarse screaming that higher tariffs and a trade war will raise prices and hurt the U.S. economy.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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Boulders offer a jagged look For a rugged look, consider a retaining wall made from large boulders.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
18 Apr. 2025
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All those letters are real, and all those jagged lines were the work of scissors.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2025
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Road conditions are rapidly deteriorating, with the percentage of roads in poor condition expected to double in two years.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Apr. 2025
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Some parents worry that Alexa's high tolerance for rudeness instills poor behavior in their kids, according to Quartz.—
Emily Forlini,
PC Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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Sifting through the sandy dirt on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, archaeologists expected to find something.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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As an urban beach, one side is flanked by high-rises and it can be crowded, but its wide, sandy stretch is easily reachable via a gradual flight of stairs.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
17 Apr. 2025
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Those other countries don’t seem to have the same proportion of crass blowhards in their political structure as the U.S.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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Slipshod, crass, and sick, these jokes, dialling in from abroad and at home, were distinct from the humor that had followed other U.S. catastrophes.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
The New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2025
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This was the puzzle: The Torch and the Treasure A Bridge Puzzle of Strategy, Speed... and Stolen Gold Five daring fantasy thieves—a nimble Elf, a sneaky Goblin, a fleet-footed Satyr, a gruff Dwarf, and a hulking Troll—have just pulled off the heist of the century.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Could this gruff old man playing mahjong in a nondescript hall be a curious gambler on the last boat up the Mekong, laughing in the face of Edward’s existential crisis?—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Coarse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coarse. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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