Coarsely
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 in a coarse manner
"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."
- 1 in coarse pieces wordnet
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More examples"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."
Etymology
From earlier coursely, from Middle English coursly (“naturally, logically”); equivalent to coarse + -ly.
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