(of a substance) not fine; rough
not fine, rude
Cases of word usage
1) a mixture of small stones with coarse sand, used for roads and paths (gravel)
2) a kind of plant from which coarse fibres are obtained, used for making rope and cloth; marijuana (hemp)
3) a metal tool like a coarse file, used for scraping (rasp)
4) a kind of tall, coarse grass growing in or near water; (in some wind instruments, e.g. the oboe, clarinet) a strip cut from a reed that vibrates to produce sound (reed)
5) the coarse part of food e.g. the outer part of seeds, fruit etc (roughage)
6) (of hair) rough, coarse and untidy (shaggy)
