Coarsely
adverb
In a rough or loose way, not finely.
The ingredients were coarsely chopped.
Often appears as...
- coarsely chopped
- coarsely ground
adverb
In a rude or offensively direct way.
He coarsely criticized his teammate's performance.
Often appears as...
- coarsely criticized
- coarsely commented
Usage tips
Disapproving
adverb
In a rough or loose way, not finely.
The ingredients were coarsely chopped.
Often appears as...
- coarsely chopped
- coarsely ground
adverb
In a rude or offensively direct way.
He coarsely criticized his teammate's performance.
Often appears as...
- coarsely criticized
- coarsely commented
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Texture Nuance
Use 'coarsely' when describing textures that are roughly processed or not fine.
She preferred her coffee beans coarsely ground.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Delicate
'Coarsely' implies a lack of delicacy or refinement in the way something is done.
The salad was coarsely chopped, giving it a rustic feel.
Pro Tip 3/3Culinary Terms
In cooking, 'coarsely' often precedes terms like 'chopped', 'ground', or 'grated' to describe size.
For the stew, you need to have the vegetables coarsely chopped.
Pro Tip 1/3Texture Nuance
Use 'coarsely' when describing textures that are roughly processed or not fine.
She preferred her coffee beans coarsely ground.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Delicate
'Coarsely' implies a lack of delicacy or refinement in the way something is done.
The salad was coarsely chopped, giving it a rustic feel.
Pro Tip 3/3Culinary Terms
In cooking, 'coarsely' often precedes terms like 'chopped', 'ground', or 'grated' to describe size.
For the stew, you need to have the vegetables coarsely chopped.
Pro Tip 1/3Texture Nuance
Use 'coarsely' when describing textures that are roughly processed or not fine.
She preferred her coffee beans coarsely ground.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Delicate
'Coarsely' implies a lack of delicacy or refinement in the way something is done.
The salad was coarsely chopped, giving it a rustic feel.
Pro Tip 3/3Culinary Terms
In cooking, 'coarsely' often precedes terms like 'chopped', 'ground', or 'grated' to describe size.
For the stew, you need to have the vegetables coarsely chopped.
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Video examples
The magic of spices PIPE...
quite a while together better get familiar like you guys with the people you just met tonight very important that they get along after we warm them up to each other and they get more friendly we're gonna grind them we're gonna use different pepper grinders and we're gonna coarsely grind and finely grind we
Video examples
Bill Gross: Great ideas...
This is the first test where we took it outside and each of the petals were individually seeking. And what they do is step, very coarsely at first, and very finely afterward. Once they get a temperature reading on the thermocouple
Video examples
The magic of spices PIPE...
quite a while together better get familiar like you guys with the people you just met tonight very important that they get along after we warm them up to each other and they get more friendly we're gonna grind them we're gonna use different pepper grinders and we're gonna coarsely grind and finely grind we
Video examples
Bill Gross: Great ideas...
This is the first test where we took it outside and each of the petals were individually seeking. And what they do is step, very coarsely at first, and very finely afterward. Once they get a temperature reading on the thermocouple
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Russian Novelist
Sarcasm: the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when the privacy of their soul is coarsely and intrusively invaded.
Quote examples
George Will
Journalist
Freedom means the freedom to behave coarsely, basely, foolishly.
Quote examples
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Russian Novelist
Sarcasm: the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when the privacy of their soul is coarsely and intrusively invaded.
Quote examples
George Will
Journalist
Freedom means the freedom to behave coarsely, basely, foolishly.
Example 1 of 2
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