coarse-grained
[ kawrs-greynd, kohrs- ]
/ ˈkɔrsˈgreɪnd, ˈkoʊrs- /
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adjective
having a coarse texture or grain.
indelicate; crude; vulgar; gross: a coarse-grained person with vulgar manners.
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Origin of coarse-grained
First recorded in 1760–70
OTHER WORDS FROM coarse-grained
coarse-grainedness, nounWords nearby coarse-grained
coarct, coarctate, coarctation, coarse, coarse fish, coarse-grained, coarsen, coarser, coarticulation, coast, coastal
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British Dictionary definitions for coarse-grained
coarse-grained
adjective
having a large or coarse grain
(of a person) having a coarse nature; gross
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