coarsely
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coarse
(kôrs)adj. coars·er, coars·est
1. Of low, common, or inferior quality.
2.
a. Lacking in delicacy or refinement: coarse manners.
b. Vulgar or indecent: coarse language.
3. Consisting of large particles; not fine in texture: coarse sand.
4. Rough, especially to the touch: a coarse tweed.
[Middle English cors, probably from course, custom; see course.]
coarse′ly adv.
coarse′ness n.
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| Adv. | 1. | coarsely - in coarse pieces; "the surfaces were coarsely granular" finely - in tiny pieces; "the surfaces were finely granular" |
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Translations
بِفَظاظَه، بِخُشونَه
hrubě
groft
ruddalega
kabacaterbiyesizce
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
coarsely
[ˈkɔːrsli] adv [chop, grate, grind] → grossièrement
[speak, behave] → vulgairement; [laugh] → grassement
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coarsely
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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coarse
(koːs) adjective1. rough in texture or to touch; not fine. This coat is made of coarse material.
2. rude, vulgar or unrefined. coarse jokes.
ˈcoarsely adverbˈcoarseness noun
ˈcoarsen verb
to (cause to) become coarse. The laundry-work coarsened her hands.
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