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coarsely

ADVERB
crudely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK




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Constable’s famously crusted, white-flecked surfaces, as seen in this painting’s coarsely textured beams and choppy canal water, and in its windswept, cloud-filled skies, became touchstones in his work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026

Toward the end of their scene together, Kilmer's Iceman gets up from his chair and coarsely tells Cruise: "The Navy needs Maverick".

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2025

This is important, as a multitude of physically plausible highly resolved solutions exists for each coarsely resolved precipitation field.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 13, 2023

For her, the gift of Elvis’ attention is like a secret too precious to be broadcast so coarsely — or indeed shared with anyone else at all.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2023

His features had thickened, the skin on nose and cheekbones was coarsely red, even the bald scalp was too deep a pink.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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