coarse-grained

coarse-grained
adjective
1. composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
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granular sugar

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the photographs were grainy and indistinct

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it left a mealy residue

• Syn: ↑farinaceous, ↑grainy, ↑granular, ↑granulose, ↑gritty, ↑mealy
• Similar to: ↑coarse, ↑harsh
• Derivationally related forms: ↑grit (for: ↑gritty), ↑grain (for: ↑granular), ↑granularity (for: ↑granular), ↑grain (for: ↑grainy), ↑graininess (for: ↑grainy)
2. not having a fine texture
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coarse-grained wood

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large-grained sand

• Syn: ↑large-grained
• Similar to: ↑coarse, ↑harsh

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
1. : of a coarse grain or texture; especially of wood : having the wide annual rings, large wood elements, or both
2. : lacking in culture : crude, unrefined

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—coarse-grainedness, n.
/kawrs"graynd", kohrs"-/, adj.
1. having a coarse texture or grain.
2. indelicate; crude; vulgar; gross: a coarse-grained person with vulgar manners.
[1760-70]

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coarseˈ-grained adjective
1. Large in grain
2. Coarse-natured
3. Gross
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Main Entry: ↑coarse

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coarse-grained «KRS GRAYND, KOHRS-», adjective.
1. having a coarse texture; made up of large, coarse fibers.
2. Figurative. not delicate or refined; crude: »

a coarse-grained fellow.

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adj.
1) coarse in texture or grain

a coarse-grained flour

■ (of photographic film) having a noticeably grainy appearance
2) coarse in manner or speech

a coarse-grained man


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