Coarse - Definition

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]