Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having a rough, coarse texture.
- adjective Not refined; indelicate and crude.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Consisting of large particles, fibers, or constituent elements: as, coarse-grained granite or wood.
- Wanting in refinement, delicacy, or sensibility; vulgar: as, a coarse-grained nature.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having a coarse grain or texture, as wood; hence, wanting in refinement.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Consisting of coarse
particles - adjective Having a coarse, irregular
texture
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
- adjective not having a fine texture
Etymologies
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Examples
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It is, however, better to have a coarse-grained understanding that none at all.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Do ‘Family Values’ Weaken Families?” 2010
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Just to be clear: I think doing these comparisons by states is a coarse-grained exercise in foolishness.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Do ‘Family Values’ Weaken Families?” 2010
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Just to be clear: I think doing these comparisons by states is a coarse-grained exercise in foolishness.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Do ‘Family Values’ Weaken Families?” 2010
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Just to be clear: I think doing these comparisons by states is a coarse-grained exercise in foolishness.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Do ‘Family Values’ Weaken Families?” 2010
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Just to be clear: I think doing these comparisons by states is a coarse-grained exercise in foolishness.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Do ‘Family Values’ Weaken Families?” 2010
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Although the plume has risen to the same height as it did when it first caused mass disruption of air traffic across Europe, this time the ash particles are much more coarse-grained, so the cloud won't travel as easily, the expert said, adding that aircraft could be rerouted to avoid the cloud.
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Seanas: Dry, coarse-grained snow at the bottom of the snow pack.
Climate change and reindeer nomadism in Finnmark, Norway 2010
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The coarse-grained sandalwood was so tough it made her arms ache to chip it, but with each laborious push of the rasp, it propelled a zephyr of warm, clean, forest air past her nose, an invisible vapor that sang to her of the pad of the tiger's paw upon dry leaves, upon fallen parrot nests and dark Madras moss.
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The starters include such regular dishes as a plate of coarse-grained smoked sausages and cornichons, along with an accomplished Andalusian gazpacho with piquillo peppers and garlic.
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It is, however, better to have a coarse-grained understanding that none at all.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Do ‘Family Values’ Weaken Families?” 2010
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