- coarse-grained
- adjective1. composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency-
granular sugar
-the photographs were grainy and indistinct
-it left a mealy residue
• Derivationally related forms: ↑grit (for: ↑gritty), ↑grain (for: ↑granular), ↑granularity (for: ↑granular), ↑grain (for: ↑grainy), ↑graininess (for: ↑grainy)2. not having a fine texture-coarse-grained wood
-large-grained sand
• Syn: ↑large-grained* * *
\\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective1. : of a coarse grain or texture; especially of wood : having the wide annual rings, large wood elements, or both* * *
—coarse-grainedness, n./kawrs"graynd", kohrs"-/, adj.1. having a coarse texture or grain.[1760-70]* * *
coarseˈ-grained adjective1. Large in grain2. Coarse-natured3. Gross• • •Main Entry: ↑coarse* * *
coarse-grained «KRS GRAYND, KOHRS-», adjective.1. having a coarse texture; made up of large, coarse fibers.* * *
adj.1) coarse in texture or graina coarse-grained flour
■ (of photographic film) having a noticeably grainy appearance2) coarse in manner or speecha coarse-grained man
Useful english dictionary. 2012.