coarse-grained
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coarse-grained
(kôrs′grānd′)adj.
1. Having a rough, coarse texture.
2. Not refined; indelicate and crude.
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coarse-grained
adj
1. having a large or coarse grain
2. (of a person) having a coarse nature; gross
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coarse′-grained′
adj.
1. of coarse texture or grain.
2. crude; rough.
[1760–70]
coarse′-grained′ness, n.
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Adj. 1. coarse-grained - 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"
2. coarse-grained - not having a fine texture; "coarse-grained wood"; "large-grained sand"
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