Coarse
/kɔː(r)s/
EN
Having a rough, uneven texture; also describes unrefined, rude behavior or something made of large particles.
The coarse sandpaper quickly smoothed the edge of the wooden table.
Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'curs', meaning 'rough, crude', which likely originated from the Latin 'cursus' meaning 'course, direction', with the sense of 'roughly ordered' developing into the modern meaning.
Translations
简体中文
粗糙的,粗鲁的
繁體中文
粗糙的,粗魯的
日本語
粗い,粗野な
한국어
거친,무례한
Deutsch
grob,rau
Español
grueso,áspero
Português
grosso,áspero
Français
grossier,rugueux
Català
groller,rugós
Tiếng Việt
thô,sần
Collocations
coarse fabriccoarse sandcoarse languagecoarse salt
Synonyms
roughunrefinedcruderude
Antonyms
finesmoothrefinedpolite
Related Words
textureroughnessrudenessparticle