coarse

coarse is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Large in bulk, or composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture; gross; thick; rough; -- opposed to fine; as, coarse sand; coarse thread; coarse cloth; coarse bread. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 9 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. superlative. Large in bulk, or composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture; gross; thick; rough; -- opposed to fine; as, coarse sand; coarse thread; coarse cloth; coarse bread.
2. superlative. Not refined; rough; rude; unpolished; gross; indelicate; as, coarse manners; coarse language.
3. adjective. lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

   "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"

   "behavior that branded him as common"

   Synonyms: common, uncouth, vulgar

4. adjective. of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles

   "coarse meal"

   "coarse sand"

   Synonyms: harsh

5. adjective. of low or inferior quality or value- Shakespeare

   "of what coarse metal ye are molded"

   "produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population"

   Synonyms: common

Synonyms

common, uncouth, vulgar, harsh

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in coarse:

acores, acrose, arcose, ocreas, rosace

Common word forms

coarser, coarsely, coarsest, coarseness

Words from these letters

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