of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles; coarse meal; coarse sand; a coarse weave

[ Syn: harsh ]

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

[ Syn: common , rough-cut , uncouth , vulgar ]

of low or inferior quality or value; of what coarse metal ye are molded- Shakespeare; produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population

[ Syn: common ]