coarse

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

coarse [coarse coarser coarsest] BrE [kɔːs] NAmE [kɔːrs] adjective (coars·er, coars·est)
1. (of skin or cloth)rough
•coarse hands/linen
Opp: ↑smooth, Opp: ↑soft
2. consisting of relatively large pieces
•coarse sand/salt/hair
Opp: ↑fine
3. rude and offensive, especially about sex
Syn: ↑vulgar
•coarse manners/laughter
Derived Words: ↑coarsely ▪ ↑coarseness

Word Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘ordinary or inferior’): origin uncertain; until the 17th cent. identical in spelling with ↑course, and possibly derived from the latter in the sense ‘ordinary manner’.

Thesaurus:
coarse adj.
•The monks wore coarse linen habits.
rough • • bristly • • scratchy • • leathery • • scaly • • prickly •
Opp: soft, Opp: fine
coarse/rough/leathery/scaly skin
coarse/rough/scratchy cloth/fabric/material
coarse/bristly hair
Coarse or rough? Coarse is a more literary word than rough for talking about skin or fabric. Coarse, but not rough, can also describe hair, sand, salt or gravel.

Example Bank:
•She looked at the boy's coarse hands and heavy boots.
•The coarse sand produces soils which are very free-draining.
•The dog was a great staghound with long coarse hair.
•The monks wore coarse linen habits.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  common, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgar, harsh