coarse-grained

adjective

Definition of coarse-grainednext
as in coarse

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coarse-grained
  1. coarse
  2. broad
  3. salty
  4. suggestive
  5. blue
  6. crude
  7. salacious
  8. impure
Adjective
  • Salt And Oil Some cooks like to use coarse salt to remove stubborn messes on cast iron.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Find it on Amazon Handmade Kent 9T Graphite Hair Comb for Gentle Untangling Handmade from cellulose acetate, this saw-cut comb gently glides through short, long, straight, curly, fine, and coarse hair to tenderly undo tangles and remove knots.
    Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of coarse
Adjective
  • Instead, school libraries have long served as vehicles to expose students to a broad array of ideas from authors who express unique, personal points of view.
    Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • There are still a substantial amount of tenants from a broad range of sectors looking for space.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of broad
Adjective
  • Get The Recipe 12 of 21 Chicken Cordon Bleu This classic pan-fried chicken is filled with salty ham and melty cheese.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
  • So, our people learned to speak clearly, directly, and with a good deal of salty language just to bring the point home.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of salty
Adjective
  • To emphasize this, Wolfe’s production is suggestive, even surreal.
    Jesse Green, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Who knows what’s actually happening inside Sheridan’s enormous ham-with-a-cowboy-hat-on head, but season five’s back half is highly suggestive of some deep inner personal truth bursting through the fictional substrate.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of suggestive
Adjective
  • Other than some Ikea bookshelves, the only furniture was an old blue sectional couch that at times had Goldfish crackers wedged between the cushions.
    Sid Evans, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement Video of the crash obtained by ABC 7 showed a white Nissan Rogue SUV run the red light, causing a side impact collision, or T-bone, with a blue BMW belonging to the victim.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of blue
Adjective
  • The military often relied on a crude statistical model to assess the risk of civilian harm, and sometimes launched strikes on targets several hours after last locating them, increasing the risk of error.
    Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • That translated to four million barrels per day of crude oil.
    Daniel Markind, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of crude
Adjective
  • The item number, a salacious song delivered by Sreeleela, precedes a final sequence that sets us up for Pushpa 3: The Rampage, when there will no doubt be a new villain and new set of grievances tearing at our rough-knuckled hero’s heart.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
  • During this time period, WWE committed to a more salacious and edgier product.
    Mark LaSota, Ph.D., Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of salacious
Adjective
  • Pop entered a renaissance thanks to smart young women sharing impure thoughts.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Wad, perhaps the most abundant, is a dark-brown-to-black, very soft, earthy mineral that is commonly considered an impure hydrous oxide of manganese.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of impure
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Thesaurus Entries Near coarse-grained

coarse

coarse-grained

coarsen

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