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Coarse-grained   /kɔrs-greɪnd/   Listen
Coarse-grained

adjective
1.
Composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency.  Synonyms: farinaceous, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, mealy.  "The photographs were grainy and indistinct" , "It left a mealy residue"
2.
Not having a fine texture.  Synonym: large-grained.  "Large-grained sand"






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"Coarse-grained" Quotes from Famous Books



... like other early fonts, rather tub-shaped, made of coarse-grained oolite, a Cotswold district stone, covered with uncommon ornamentation. It measures externally 28-1/2 inches in diameter, internally 24 inches, and 21 inches in height. The ornamentation consists ...
— Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury - with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire • H. J. L. J. Masse



Words linked to "Coarse-grained" :   coarse, granulose, harsh



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