1. (

• coarse ,
• harsh

) of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles; "coarse meal"; "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave" ;

2. (

• coarse ,
• common ,
• rough-cut ,
• uncouth ,
• vulgar

) lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth soldier;

3. (

• coarse ,
• common

) of low or inferior quality or value; "of what coarse metal ye are molded"- Shakespeare; "produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population" ;