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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency;
- Example: "granular sugar"
- Example: "the photographs were grainy and indistinct"
- Example: "it left a mealy residue"
[syn: farinaceous, coarse-grained, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, mealy]

2. not having a fine texture;
- Example: "coarse-grained wood"
- Example: "large-grained sand"
[syn: coarse-grained, large-grained]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Coarse-grained \Coarse"-grained`\ (k[=o]rs"gr[=a]nd`), a.
   Having a coarse grain or texture, as wood; hence, wanting in
   refinement.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

coarse-grained
    adj 1: composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in
           texture or consistency; "granular sugar"; "the
           photographs were grainy and indistinct"; "it left a mealy
           residue" [syn: farinaceous, coarse-grained, grainy,
           granular, granulose, gritty, mealy]
    2: not having a fine texture; "coarse-grained wood"; "large-
       grained sand" [syn: coarse-grained, large-grained]