coarse, vulgar, gross, obscene, ribald mean offensive to good taste or morals. coarse implies roughness, rudeness, or crudeness of spirit, behavior, or language.

COARSE definition: 1. rough and not smooth or soft, or not in very small pieces: 2. rude and offensive: 3. rough and…. Learn more.

Dec 3, 2025 · coarse (comparative coarser, superlative coarsest) With a rough texture; not smooth. quotations

COARSE definition: composed of relatively large parts or particles. See examples of coarse used in a sentence.

If you describe someone as coarse, you mean that he or she talks and behaves in a rude and offensive way.

Definition of coarse adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. rough in texture, structure, etc; not fine: coarse sand. 2. lacking refinement or taste; indelicate; vulgar: coarse jokes.

coarse (kôrs, kōrs), adj., coars•er, coars•est. composed of relatively large parts or particles: The beach had rough, coarse sand. lacking in fineness or delicacy of texture, structure, etc.: The stiff, coarse …

Some common synonyms of coarse are gross, obscene, ribald, and vulgar. While all these words mean "offensive to good taste or morals," coarse implies roughness, rudeness, or crudeness of spirit, …

There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective coarse, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.