Meaning & Definition of Coarse in English

1. Of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles

• "Coarse meal"

• "Coarse sand"

• "A coarse weave"

2. Lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

• "He had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"

• "Behavior that branded him as common"

• "An untutored and uncouth human being"

• "An uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"

• "Appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"

• "The vulgar display of the newly rich"

3. Of low or inferior quality or value

• "Of what coarse metal ye are molded"- shakespeare

• "Produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population"