coarse definition

1. of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
• examples: coarse meal
• examples: coarse sand
• examples: a coarse weave
2. lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
• examples: he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind
• examples: behavior that branded him as common
• examples: an untutored and uncouth human being
• examples: an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy
• examples: appealing to the vulgar taste for violence
• examples: the vulgar display of the newly rich
3. of low or inferior quality or value; - Shakespeare
• examples: of what coarse metal ye are molded
• examples: produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population