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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Coarse \Coarse\ (k[=o]rs), a. [Compar. Coarser
     (k[=o]rs"[~e]r); superl. Coarsest.] [As this word was
     anciently written course, or cours, it may be an abbreviation
     of of course, in the common manner of proceeding, common, and
     hence, homely, made for common domestic use, plain, rude,
     rough, gross, e. g., ``Though the threads be course.''
     --Gascoigne. See Course.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Large in bulk, or composed of large parts or particles; of
        inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or
        close in texture; gross; thick; rough; -- opposed to
        fine; as, coarse sand; coarse thread; coarse cloth;
        coarse bread.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Not refined; rough; rude; unpolished; gross; indelicate;
        as, coarse manners; coarse language.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I feel
              Of what coarse metal ye are molded.   --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To copy, in my coarse English, his beautiful
              expressions.                          --Dryden.
  
     Syn: Large; thick; rough; gross; blunt; uncouth; unpolished;
          inelegant; indelicate; vulgar.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Coarse \Coarse\, a. [Compar. Coarser; superl. Coarsest.] [As
     this word was anciently written course, or cours, it may be
     an abbreviation of of course, in the common manner of
     proceeding, common, and hence, homely, made for common
     domestic use, plain, rude, rough, gross, e. g., ``Though the
     threads be course.'' --Gascoigne. See Course.]
     1. Large in bulk, or composed of large parts or particles; of
        inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or
        close in texture; gross; thick; rough; -- opposed to
        fine; as, coarse sand; coarse thread; coarse cloth;
        coarse bread.
  
     2. Not refined; rough; rude; unpolished; gross; indelicate;
        as, coarse manners; coarse language.
  
              I feel Of what coarse metal ye are molded. --Shak.
  
              To copy, in my coarse English, his beautiful
              expressions.                          --Dryden.
  
     Syn: Large; thick; rough; gross; blunt; uncouth; unpolished;
          inelegant; indelicate; vulgar.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  coarse
       adj 1: of texture; large-grained or rough to the touch; "coarse
              meal"; "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave" [ant: fine]
       2: 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" [syn: common, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgar]
       3: of low or inferior quality or value; "of what coarse metal
          ye are molded"- Shakespeare; "produced...the common cloths
          used by the poorer population" [syn: common]
       4: conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; "coarse language";
          "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of
          humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar
          gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been
          edited" [syn: crude, earthy, gross, vulgar]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  coarse
     Αγγλικά a.
     χοντρός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  coarse
     a.
     1 With a rough texture; not smooth.
     2 Composed of large particles.
     3 Lacking refinement, taste or delicacy.
     4 (lb en archaic of a metal) unrefined.
     5 Of inferior quality.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  coarse
     a.
     1 With a rough texture; not smooth.
     2 Composed of large particles.
     3 Lacking refinement, taste or delicacy.
     4 (lb en archaic of a metal) unrefined.
     5 Of inferior quality.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  coarse
     a.
     1 With a rough texture; not smooth.
     2 Composed of large particles.
     3 Lacking refinement, taste or delicacy.
     4 (lb en archaic of a metal) unrefined.
     5 Of inferior quality.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  coarse
     a.
     1 With a rough texture; not smooth.
     2 Composed of large particles.
     3 Lacking refinement, taste or delicacy.
     4 (lb en archaic of a metal) unrefined.
     5 Of inferior quality.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  coarse
     Englanti a.
     1 karkea, suurista hiukkasista koostuva
     2 (''käytöksestä'') karkea, vulgaari, hienostumaton

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  coarse
     Engelska a.
     grov

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Coarse /kˈɔːs/
  خشن

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  coarse //ko(ː)ɹs// //koəs// //koɹs// //kɔːs// /[kʰo̞ɹs]/ 
  1. едрозърнест
  containing large particles
  2. груб, необработен
  not refined
  3. долнокачествен
  of inferior quality

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  coarse /kˈɔːs/ 
  sprostý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  coarse /kˈɔːs/ 
  surový

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  coarse /kˈɔːs/
  obhroublý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  coarse /kˈɔːs/
  hrubý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  coarse /kˈɔːs/ 
  neobrobený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  coarse /kˈɔːs/ 
  drsný

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  coarse /kˈɔːs/
  grob, rau, rauh [alt] , roh, derb 
   see: coarser, coarsest
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  coarse /kˈɔːs/
  grob, ungehobelt, flegelhaft, raubauzig [Dt.] , grobschlächtig [geh.] , raubeinig  [geh.]
           Note: Person, Benehmen
     Synonyms: crude, uncouth, rough-and-ready
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  coarse /kˈɔːs/
  grobstückig 
     Synonyms: lumpy, blocky
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  coarse /kˈɔːs/
  
  αγροίκος, χονδροειδής

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  coarse //ko(ː)ɹs// //koəs// //koɹs// //kɔːs// /[kʰo̞ɹs]/ 
  karkea 2.
  of inferior quality
   3.
  containing large particles
   4.
  not refined

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  coarse /kɔːs/
  grossier, rude, rustique, vulgaire

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  coarse /kˈɔːs/ 
  1. रूखा
        "I have a coarse skin."
  2. अशिष्ट
        "He uses coarse language while speaking to youngsters."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  coarse /kˈɔːs/
  grub, hrapav, prost, sirov

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  coarse /kˈɔːs/
  1. rücskös
  2. vastag
  3. nyers
  4. goromba
  5. durva
  6. közönséges
  7. érdes

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  coarse //ko(ː)ɹs// //koəs// //koɹs// //kɔːs// /[kʰo̞ɹs]/ 
  粗い 2.
  of inferior quality
   3.
  containing large particles

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  coarse /kɔ:s/ 
   1.  gruby, szorstki
   2.  grubiański, ordynarny

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  coarse /kɔːs/
  1. agreste, grosseiro, ríspido, rude, tosco
  2. deselegante, falta de elegância, indecoroso

From English-Russian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-rus ]

  coarse /kɔːs/
  аляповатый

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  coarse /kɔːs/
  áspero, desigual

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  coarse //ko(ː)ɹs// //koəs// //koɹs// //kɔːs// /[kʰo̞ɹs]/ 
  grov 2.
  of inferior quality
   3.
  containing large particles
   4.
  not refined
   5.
  with a rough texture

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  coarse /kˈɔːs/
  1. adi, bayağı, kaba
  2. kalın
  3. terbiyesiz
  4. hissiz
  5. işlenmemiş.coarsely  kabaca coarenes  kabalık
  6. terbiyesizlik.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈkɔɹs/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  268 Moby Thesaurus words for "coarse":
     Adamic, Circean, Doric, Mickey Mouse, acerb, acerbic, acrid,
     amaroidal, animal, animalistic, arrested, astringent, backward,
     barbaric, barbarous, base, bawdy, beastlike, beastly, bestial,
     bitter, bitter as gall, blustering, blustery, bodily, boorish,
     brassy, brazen, bristly, broad, broad-bodied, broken, brutal,
     brute, brutish, bulky, bullnecked, bumpy, cacophonous, caddish,
     caked, cakey, carnal, carnal-minded, caustic, cheap, cheesy,
     choked, choppy, clumsy, coarse-grained, common, corpulent,
     corrugated, cracked, crass, croaking, croaky, cross-grained, crude,
     dense, dirty, doggerel, dry, dysphemistic, earthy, embryonic,
     fallen, fat, filthy, fleshly, foul, foul-mouthed, fourth-class,
     frank, full, full-bodied, furious, gaudy, graceless, grained,
     grainy, granular, granulated, gritty, gross, gruff, gutter,
     guttural, hard, harsh, harsh-sounding, heavy, heavyset, hoarse,
     homespun, horripilant, husky, ill-bred, ill-mannered, impolite,
     improper, impure, in bad taste, in embryo, in ovo, in the rough,
     inconcinnate, inconcinnous, inconsiderate, incorrect, indecent,
     indecorous, indelicate, inelegant, inequal, inexpert, infelicitous,
     inferior, insensitive, irregular, jolty, kitschy, lapsed,
     lascivious, lewd, linsey-woolsey, loud, loutish, louty, low,
     low-class, low-grade, low-quality, low-test, lumpy, massive,
     material, materialistic, mean, meretricious, metallic, nasty,
     nonspiritual, obscene, offensive, orgiastic, outlandish,
     oversimple, paltry, physical, pimply, pitted, pocky, poor,
     postlapsarian, potholed, prentice, prickly, pungent, punk, raffish,
     ragged, raging, rank, raucid, raucous, raunchy, raw,
     reductionistic, reductive, ribald, ripply, rough, rough-cast,
     rough-grained, rough-hewn, roughcast, roughhewn, roughneck, roupy,
     rowdy, rude, rudimental, rudimentary, ruffled, rutted, rutty,
     scatological, scratchy, second-best, second-class, second-rate,
     seedy, shabby, shagged, shaggy, sharp, shoddy, simplistic, smutty,
     sour, squawking, squawky, stertorous, stormy, strangled, stunted,
     swinish, tacky, tactless, tart, tasteless, tawdry, tempestuous,
     textured, thick, thick-bodied, thickset, third-class, third-rate,
     three-dimensional, throaty, tinny, trashy, turbulent, unblown,
     uncivil, uncourtly, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, uncut,
     underdeveloped, undeveloped, undignified, uneuphonious, uneven,
     unfashioned, unfelicitous, unfeminine, unfinished, unformed,
     ungenteel, ungentle, ungentlemanly, ungraceful, unhewn, unkempt,
     unlabored, unladylike, unlevel, unlicked, unpolished, unprocessed,
     unrefined, unseemly, unsmooth, unsolicitous, unspiritual,
     untreated, ununiform, unworked, unwrought, viscous, vulgar,
     vulgarian, wimpled
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 粗糙的,下等的,粗俗的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 粗糙的,下等的,粗俗的
     a. 粗略的

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