coarse-grained
Americanadjective
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having a coarse texture or grain.
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indelicate; crude; vulgar; gross.
a coarse-grained person with vulgar manners.
adjective
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having a large or coarse grain
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(of a person) having a coarse nature; gross
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of coarse-grained
First recorded in 1760–70
Vocabulary lists containing coarse-grained
Earth Science - Middle School
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Example Sentences
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"There were these big, thick, sandy doublet events where it had a fine-grained element, and on top of it was a very coarse grained sandy unit. And we were just scratching our heads," says Goldfinger.
From Science Daily • Oct. 22, 2025
Such treatment does not work in coarse grained soils.
From Time Magazine Archive
Adj. structural, organic; anatomic, anatomical. textural, textile; fine grained, coarse grained; fine, delicate, subtile, gossamery, filmy, silky, satiny; coarse; homespun. rough, gritty; smooth. smooth as silk, smooth as satin.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark
If too hot, the loaves will be full of holes and coarse grained.
From Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans" by Thomas, Edith
If too much moisture has been used, the cake is thin, "pasty," and coarse grained.
From School and Home Cooking by Greer, Carlotta Cherryholmes
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