coarse-grained

[ kawrs-greynd, kohrs- ]

adjective

1. having a coarse texture or grain.
2. indelicate; crude; vulgar; gross:

   a coarse-grained person with vulgar manners.

coarse-grained

adjective

1. having a large or coarse grain
2. (of a person) having a coarse nature; gross

Other Words From

• coarse-grainedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of coarse-grained¹

First recorded in 1760–70

Related Words

• crude
• grainy
• harsh