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as in grained
made up of large particles
coarse rock salt was sprinkled on the icy walkway
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as in vulgar
lacking in refinement or good taste
the hockey player's coarse manners turned his date off completely
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as in obscene
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
offended by the coarse humor at the celebrity roast
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as in hoarse
harsh and dry in sound
a coarse laugh
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as in jagged
not having a level or smooth surface
the coarse surface of the sandpaper
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as in poor
of low quality
coarse imitations of quality merchandise
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as in grossness
the quality or state of being obscene
the coarseness of the movie's humor makes it unsuitable for children
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as in rudeness
the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste
there was a coarseness about her that really bothered her boyfriend's well-bred friends
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Recent Examples of coarse
Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
This lightweight oil disappears into hair on contact, softening coarse strands, detangling knots, and taming frizz.
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 1 Sep. 2025
Lauren David, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
The coarseness of your grounds is determined by the width of the space between the two grinding burrs.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
The vacuum itself has a six-stage filtration system (main cycle, mess filter, dura-cycle, coarse sponge, fine sponge and HEPA 13 filter).
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
This lightweight oil disappears into hair on contact, softening coarse strands, detangling knots, and taming frizz.
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
An alkaline compound, baking soda is a non-toxic cleaner with a coarseness that works wonders for scrubbing grime, removing difficult stains, and deodorizing stinky odors.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
The coarseness of your grounds is determined by the width of the space between the two grinding burrs.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coarse
Adjective
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The book is filled with vulgar pictures, with many faces blacked out, and messages both handwritten and typed from well-wishers for Epstein’s 50th birthday.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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The biopic is the vulgar but necessary tribute inherently populist cinema pays to more traditional, higher-brow art.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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Guests will enjoy the experience free from disruptive behavior, foul language, obscene gestures, fighting, unruly conduct or inconsiderate actions.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Other users called her obscene names, threatened to show up at her workplace, or sent her a photograph of guns.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Her voice was loud and hoarse, calling out comments or exhortations concerning the game.—
Rachel Cusk,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
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Joe Biden’s disastrous June 2024 debate performance, when the nation witnessed a hoarse and feeble president losing his train of thought and struggling to finish sentences, ended his re-election campaign.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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Bowles’s diction is jagged and strange, surprising but seemingly inevitable.—
Nicole Flattery,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Along the way, road trippers wind their way along the Lake Superior shoreline, where waves crash against jagged cliffs and waterfalls tumble into the great lake.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Sep. 2025
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The poll also found that 51% of respondents perceive the current state of the economy as poor, and 61% express a lack of confidence that the economy will improve next year.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Low User Adoption Due To Poor Onboarding The primary hurdle is often low user adoption due to poor onboarding and a steep learning curve.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Brain rot has become unavoidable, its grossness ubiquitous.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
20 Aug. 2025
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If senior figures display rudeness or disrespect, employees may assume that such behavior is acceptable, making selective enforcement seem arbitrary and undermining of trust.—
Andrew Binns,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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With nearly 400 responses recounting long waits for a check to outright rudeness, customers detailed what pushes them from their usual tipping habits to a complete cutoff.—
Darlin Tillery,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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During the video, Ollie can be seen running around the sandy beach before spotting another dachshund.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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The property offers a resort experience, including a spa, a lazy river, and a pool with a makeshift sandy shoreline surrounded by cabanas.—
Charlie Vargas,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Coarse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coarse. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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