coarsely
/ˈkɔː(ɹ)sli/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
Etymology
From earlier coursely, from Middle English coursly (“naturally, logically”); equivalent to coarse + -ly.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: coursly
Inflected Forms
more coarsely (comparative)
most coarsely (superlative)