adjective coarser, coarsest
- 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