Coarse means something feels rough or hard when you touch it. It is not smooth or soft. This word is often used for things like cloth, sand, or skin.
The fabric is coarse and thick.
The sand at the beach feels coarse.
Coarse means that the parts of something are big and not small or fine. For example, salt or sand can be coarse when the pieces are large.
Coarse salt grains are easy to see.
The soup has coarse vegetables in it.
Coarse can describe words or behavior that is rude or not polite. It means not showing good manners or respect in how someone talks or acts.
He used coarse language in anger.
That joke was very coarse and not polite.
Coarse describes materials with big or visible grains or parts. Scientists use this word to explain rocks or sand with large pieces that you can see easily.
The rock has a coarse texture under the microscope.
Coarse sand grains are common on this beach.
Coarse means something that is not smooth or soft in how it tastes, smells, or sounds. Sometimes it means the experience feels rough or strong.
The coffee has a coarse taste and is bitter.
Her voice was coarse after the cold.
Coarse can describe speech or jokes that are rude or about sexual things in a way that some people may find offensive. It is not polite language.
He told a coarse joke at the party.
Coarse comments upset many people.
Coarse means that fibers like wool or ground have thick and rough threads. This means they do not feel soft but strong and sometimes itchy.
The coarse wool is warm but itchy.
The coarse ground feels rough underfoot.
