coarctate
— Adjective
– English
~ (of an insect pupa) enclosed in a rigid case
coarctation
— Noun
– English
~ (biology) a narrowing or constriction of a vessel or canal; especially a congenital narrowing of the aorta
coarctation
— Noun
– English
~ tight or narrow compression
coarse
— Adjective
– English
~ of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles; "coarse meal"; "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave"
coarse
— Adjective
– English
~ 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--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich"
coarse
— Adjective
– English
~ of low or inferior quality or value; "of what coarse metal ye are molded"- Shakespeare; "produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population"
coarsely
— Adverb
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~ in coarse pieces; "the surfaces were coarsely granular"
coarsen
— Verb
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~ make or become coarse or coarser; "coarsen the surface"; "Their minds coarsened"
coarsen
— Verb
– English
~ make less subtle or refined; "coarsen one's ideals"