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Meaning of coarse

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  coarse
      adj 1: of textures that are rough to the touch or substances
             consisting of relatively large particles; "coarse meal";
             "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave" [syn: {coarse}, {harsh}]
             [ant: {fine}]
      2: lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; "he had coarse
         manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as
         common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth
         soldier--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste
         for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich" [syn:
         {coarse}, {common}, {rough-cut}, {uncouth}, {vulgar}]
      3: of low or inferior quality or value; "of what coarse metal ye
         are molded"- Shakespeare; "produced...the common cloths used
         by the poorer population" [syn: {coarse}, {common}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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