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coarsish

coarsish adjective: somewhat coarse.

Adjective

coarsish (not comparable)

  1. Somewhat coarse.
    • coarsish sand
    • coarsish manners

Origin of coarsish

From coarse + -ish.

Questions about coarsish

What does coarsish mean?
Coarsish means somewhat coarse.
What part of speech is coarsish?
Coarsish is an adjective.

Words near coarsish in the dictionary

  1. coarsening
  2. coarsenings
  3. coarsens
  4. coarser
  5. coarsest
  6. coarsish
  7. coarsy
  8. coarticulate
  9. coarticulated
  10. coarticulates
  11. coarticulating

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