coarsely

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Constable’s famously crusted, white-flecked surfaces, as seen in this painting’s coarsely textured beams and choppy canal water, and in its windswept, cloud-filled skies, became touchstones in his work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Toward the end of their scene together, Kilmer's Iceman gets up from his chair and coarsely tells Cruise: "The Navy needs Maverick".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2025

As the solvent evaporates, the small particles coalesce and spontaneously organize, coarsely templating layers, and then solidify into dense nanosheets.

From Science Daily • Nov. 8, 2023

For her, the gift of Elvis’ attention is like a secret too precious to be broadcast so coarsely — or indeed shared with anyone else at all.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2023

“See you! The emperor?” the other soldier said, laughing coarsely.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin