coarse

coarse
01. The [coarse] sand was very hard on our feet.
02. The [coarse] material of the pants scratched my legs as I ran.
03. Cheap toilet paper is usually quite thin and [coarse].
04. The men were quite [coarse], and made the women feel uncomfortable.
05. He has a very [coarse] sense of humor, which many people find offensive.
06. The potatoes were seasoned with [coarsely] ground black pepper.
07. Don't use [coarse] sandpaper when you work on the furniture or you will scratch it.
08. The young boys' mother was upset over their [coarse] language.
09. The skin on my father-in-law's face is quite tough and [coarse] from his years of working outside during the cold winters and hot summers of Quebec.
10. The young woman ran her hand over the [coarse] stubble of her boyfriend's unshaven chin.
11. The [coarse] hairs on the back of the pig felt like steel wire under my hand.
12. He was wearing a handmade sweater of [coarse] wool, which scratched his arms and felt uncomfortable.
13. Our feet were sore from running barefoot on the [coarse] sand at the beach.
14. Anton Chekov once wrote, "Where's the sense in being proud when you consider that Man, as a species, is not very well constructed physiologically, and in the vast majority of cases is [coarse], stupid, and profoundly unhappy, too?"
15. The desert of Kuwait is spotted with patches of [coarse], weedy grass and small bushes.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • coarse´ly — coarse «krs, kohrs», adjective, coars|er, coars|est. 1. made up of fairly large parts; not fine: »coarse salt, coarse sand. 2. heavy or rough in looks or texture: »Burlap is a coarse cloth. The old fisherman had coarse, weathered features. 3.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • coarse — [kôrs] adj. coarser, coarsest [specialized var. of COURSE in sense of “ordinary or usual order” as in of course] 1. of inferior or poor quality; common [coarse fare] 2. consisting of rather large elements or particles [coarse sand] 3. not fine or …   English World dictionary

  • coarse — coarse, vulgar, gross, obscene, ribald are comparable when applied to persons, their language, or behavior and mean offensive to a person of good taste or moral principles. Coarse is opposed to fine not only with reference to material things (as… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • coarse — [ko:s US ko:rs] adj [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from course (ordinary) way (of things) ] 1.) having a rough surface that feels slightly hard = ↑rough ≠ ↑smooth ▪ a jacket of coarse wool 2.) consisting of threads or parts that are thick or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • coarse — [ kɔrs ] adjective * 1. ) feeling rough and hard: a jacket made from coarse gray cloth the coarse outer leaves of the cabbage 2. ) consisting of large or thick pieces: coarse sand 3. ) rude and offensive: They objected to his coarse language …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • coarse — kō(ə)rs, kȯ(ə)rs adj 1) visible to the naked eye or by means of a compound microscope <coarse particles> 2) of a tremor of wide excursion <a coarse tremor of the extremities> 3) harsh, raucous, or rough in tone used of some sounds… …   Medical dictionary

  • coarse — coarse; coarse·ness; …   English syllables

  • coarse — [adj1] not fine, rude base, bawdy, blue*, boorish, brutish, cheap, common, crass, crude, dirty, earthy, filthy, foul, foul mouthed, gross, gruff, immodest, impolite, improper, impure, incult, indelicate, inelegant, loutish, low, lowbred, lowdown… …   New thesaurus

  • coarse — index blatant (obtrusive), brutal, disreputable, impertinent (insolent), inelegant, lascivious, lur …   Law dictionary

  • coarse — early 15c., cors ordinary (modern spelling is from late 16c.), probably adj. use of noun cours (see COURSE (Cf. course)), originally referring to rough cloth for ordinary wear. Developed a sense of rude c.1500 and obscene by 1711. Perhaps related …   Etymology dictionary

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