coarse-grained

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coarse-grained

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From coarse + grained.

adjective more coarse-grained · most coarse-grained

  1. Consisting of coarse particles.

    Opposite: fine-grained

  2. Having a coarse, irregular texture.
  3. figuratively Inelegant; gross.

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adj Consisting of coarse particles

Deutschgrobkörnig
Русскийкру́пный krúpnyj, крупнозерни́стый krupnozernístyj

adj Having a coarse, irregular texture

Deutschgrobkörnig
Русскийгру́бый grúbyj

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@misc{coarse_grained_2026,
  title = {coarse-grained},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coarse-grained},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}