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, noun

Words nearby coarse-grained

British Dictionary definitions for coarse-grained

coarse-grained

adjective

having a large or coarse grain
(of a person) having a coarse nature; gross