coarse

The definition of coarse is something that has large particles, poor quality, a rough texture or something that is in bad taste.

(adjective)

See coarse in Webster's New World College Dictionary

of inferior or poor quality; common: coarse fare
consisting of rather large elements or particles: coarse sand
not fine or delicate in texture, structure, form, etc.; rough; harsh: coarse features, coarse cloth
for rough or crude work or results: a coarse file, coarse measurements
lacking in refinement or good taste; vulgar; crude: a coarse joke

Origin: specialized var. of course in sense of “ordinary or usual order” as in of course

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See coarse in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective coars·er, coars·est

Of low, common, or inferior quality.
a. Lacking in delicacy or refinement: coarse manners.
b. Vulgar or indecent: coarse language.
Consisting of large particles; not fine in texture: coarse sand.
Rough, especially to the touch: a coarse tweed.

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Origin: Middle English cors

Origin: , probably from course, custom; see course

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