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coarse

adjectivemasculine/gɾu.'sɐj.ɾu/high

gros·sei·ro

Definitions

1Rough or loose in texture; not fine or refined.
The fabric was very coarse and rough.
He made a coarse repair to the wall.
Common collocations
coarse fabriccoarse sandcoarse language
2Offensively impolite or ill-mannered.
He was very rude to the customers.
Avoid making rude comments.
Common collocations
rude behaviorrude remarkrude person

Etymology

Do latim 'grossarius', de 'grossus' (grosso, espesso).

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