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coarse
What does coarse mean?
coarse (adjective): with a rough texture; not smooth.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use coarse in a sentence?
- This paper is coarse. (Tatoeba sentence #9851025 by AlanF_US, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce coarse?
/kɔɹs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are antonyms of coarse?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “coarse” mean?
performed or happening in secret
Not quite: that's what undercover means.
likely or most likely to be true
Not quite: that's what probable means.
with a rough texture; not smooth
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measured or expressed in numbers
Not quite: that's what numerical means.
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