coarsely
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From earlier coursely, from Middle English coursly (“naturally, logically”); equivalent to coarse + -ly.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈkɔː(ɹ)sli/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adverb
[edit]coarsely (comparative more coarsely, superlative most coarsely)
- in a coarse manner
- 1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
- He stood transfixed before the unaccustomed view of London at night time, a vast panorama which reminded him […] of some wood engravings far off and magical, in a printshop in his childhood. They dated from the previous century and were coarsely printed on tinted paper, with tinsel outlining the design.
- 2022 November 22, Katie Hunt, “Neanderthals cooked meals with pulses 70,000 years ago”, in CNN[1]:
- Wild nuts, peas, vetch, a legume which had edible seed pods, and grasses were often combined with pulses like beans or lentils, the most commonly identified ingredient, and at times, wild mustard. To make the plants more palatable, pulses, which have a naturally bitter taste, were soaked, coarsely ground or pounded with stones to remove their husk.
Translations
[edit]in a coarse manner
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