coarse
Adjective
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Of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles (synset 302238735)
"coarse meal"; "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave"tells us about: texture - the feel of a surface or a fabricsimilar to:
- coarse-grained, large-grained - not having a fine texture
- coarse-grained, farinaceous, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, mealy - composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
- granulated - made grainy or formed into granules
- plush-like, plushy - (of textures) resembling plush
- loose, open - (of textures) full of small openings or gaps
same as: harsh -
Lacking refinement or cultivation or taste (synset 301957020)
"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"similar to: unrefined - (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth
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Of low or inferior quality or value (synset 302355096)
"of what coarse metal ye are molded"; "produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population"similar to: inferior - of low or inferior qualitysame as: common
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