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unworthy
English
Etymology
From Middle English unworthy, equivalent to un- +? worthy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?w?ði/
- Rhymes: -??(r)ði
Adjective
unworthy (comparative unworthier, superlative unworthiest)
- Not worthy; lacking value or merit; worthless.
- 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act II, Scene i[1]:
- […] But alas the while!
- If Hercules and Lichas play at dice
- Which is the better man, the greater throw
- May turn by the fortune from the weaker hand:
- So is Alcides beaten by his page;
- And so may I, blind Fortune leading me,
- Miss that which one unworthier may attain,
- And die with grieving.
- Antonym: worthy
- 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act II, Scene i[1]:
Derived terms
- unworthily
- unworthiness
Related terms
- worth
- unworth
Translations
Noun
unworthy (plural unworthies)
- An inadequate person.
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coarse
English
Etymology
Adjectival use of course that diverged in spelling in the 18th century. The sense developed from '(following) the usual course' (cf. of course) to 'ordinary, common' to 'lacking refinement', with 'not fine, granular' arising from its application to cloth. Compare the development of mean.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kôs, IPA(key): /k??s/
- (General American) enPR: kôrs, IPA(key): /k???s/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) enPR: k?rs, IPA(key): /ko(?)?s/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ko?s/
- Rhymes: -??(?)s
- Homophone: course
Adjective
coarse (comparative coarser, superlative coarsest)
- Composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture.
- Lacking refinement, taste or delicacy.
- coarse manners
- coarse language
Usage notes
- Nouns to which "coarse" is often applied: language, particle, grain, graining, sand, powder, gravel, grit, salt, gold, thread, hair, cloth, grid, aggregate, texture, grass, fish, angling, fishing.
Synonyms
- (of inferior quality): thick, rough, sharp, hard
- (not refined): rough, rude, uncouth, blunt, unpolished, inelegant, indelicate, vulgar, gritty, obscene, crass
Antonyms
- (of inferior quality): fine
Derived terms
- coarsely
- coarsen
- coarseness
Translations
Further reading
- coarse in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- coarse in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- coarse at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Arceos, Rascoe, acrose, ocreas
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