- coarse-grained adj
- [ˌkɔːs'ɡreɪnd]
(sandpaper) a grana grossa, (person) grossolano (-a)
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coarse-grained adj
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coarse-grained — coarse′ grained′ adj. 1) of coarse texture or grain 2) crude; rough • Etymology: 1760–70 coarse′ grained′ness, n … From formal English to slang
coarse-grained — 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] * * * … Universalium
coarse-grained — adjective 1. 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 • Syn: ↑farinaceous, ↑grainy, ↑granular, ↑granulose, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
coarse — adj 1. rough, uneven, bristly, setaceous, scratchy, prickly, bearded, whiskered; rough grained, coarse grained, sandpaper, linsey woolsey; shaggy, hairy, wrinkled, Bot. rugose; scaly, jagged, broken, craggy, knobbed, knobby, nubbly, lumpy, bumpy; … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
coarse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. rough, harsh textured, coarse grained; uncouth, rude, crude, crass, vulgar, gross, unrefined; broad, bawdy, ribald. See roughness, discourtesy, impurity, texture. Ant., smooth, delicate, refined. II … English dictionary for students
harsh — adj 1. abrupt, brusque, curt, blunt, short, clipped; rude, impolite, discourteous, unmannerly, uncivil, ungracious; crusty, gruff, bluff, bearish, churlish, bad tempered, choleric, splenetic, morose, surly, sullen, sulky; petulant, peevish,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… … Universalium
sculpture — sculptural, adj. sculpturally, adv. /skulp cheuhr/, n., v., sculptured, sculpturing. n. 1. the art of carving, modeling, welding, or otherwise producing figurative or abstract works of art in three dimensions, as in relief, intaglio, or in the… … Universalium
Texture — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Structure. < N PARAG:Texture >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 structure structure =>(form) ???>240 organization anatomy frame mold fabric construction Sgm: N 1 framework framework carcass … English dictionary for students
Africa — /af ri keuh/, n. 1. a continent S of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. 551,000,000; ab. 11,700,000 sq. mi. (30,303,000 sq. km). adj. 2. African. * * * I Second largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea,… … Universalium
granite — granitic /greuh nit ik/, adj. granitelike, adj. /gran it/, n. 1. a coarse grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or… … Universalium
