coarse-grained
[ kawrs-greynd, kohrs- ]
/ ˈkɔrsˈgreɪnd, ˈkoʊrs- /
adjective
having a coarse texture or grain.
indelicate; crude; vulgar; gross: a coarse-grained person with vulgar manners.
Origin of coarse-grained
First recorded in 1760–70
OTHER WORDS FROM coarse-grained
coarse-grained·ness, nounWords nearby coarse-grained
coarct,
coarctate,
coarctation,
coarse,
coarse fish,
coarse-grained,
coarsen,
coarser,
coarticulation,
coast,
coast artillery
British Dictionary definitions for coarse-grained
coarse-grained
adjective
having a large or coarse grain
(of a person) having a coarse nature; gross