COARSELY

coarsely

(adverb) in coarse pieces; “the surfaces were coarsely granular”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

coarsely (comparative more coarsely, superlative most coarsely)

in a coarse manner

Anagrams

• caloyers

Source: Wiktionary


Coarse"ly, adv.

Definition: In a coarse manner; roughly; rudely; inelegantly; uncivilly; meanly.

COARSE

Coarse, a. [Compar. Coarser; superl. Coarsest.] Etym: [As this word was anciently written course, or cours, it may be an abbreviation of of course, in the common manner of proceeding, common, and hence, homely, made for common domestic use, plain, rude, rough, gross, e. g., "Though the threads be course." Gascoigne. See Course.]

1. Large in bulk, or composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture; gross; thick; rough; -- opposed to fine; as, coarse sand; coarse thread; coarse cloth; coarse bread.

2. Not refined; rough; rude; unpolished; gross; indelicate; as, coarse manners; coarse language. I feel Of what coarse metal ye are molded. Shak. To copy, in my coarse English, his beautiful expressions. Dryden.

Syn.

– Large; thick; rough; gross; blunt; uncouth; unpolished; inelegant; indelicate; vulgar.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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