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Coarse
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
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.
Synonyms: Large; thick; rough; gross; blunt; uncouth; unpolished; inelegant; indelicate; vulgar.