coarse+fellow

  • 1fellow — [fel′ō, fel′ə] n. [ME felaghe < Late OE feolaga, partner < feoh (see FEE) + laga, a laying down (see LAW), after ON félagi: basic sense, “one laying down wealth for a joint undertaking”; FELLOW senses 5, 6, 7, after L socius: see ASSOCIATE] …

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  • 2coarse-grained — adjective 1. composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency granular sugar the photographs were grainy and indistinct it left a mealy residue • Syn: ↑farinaceous, ↑grainy, ↑granular, ↑granulose, ↑ …

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  • 3rough — I. a. 1. Uneven, rugged, craggy, cragged, jagged, scraggy, scabrous. 2. Unhewn, unwrought, unfashioned, formless, shapeless. 3. Unpolished (as a gem), uncut, unfinished. 4. Shaggy, hairy, coarse, hirsute, bristly, ragged, disordered. 5. Coarse,… …

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  • 4roughneck — {n.} A low, coarse fellow. * /The only boys in the neighborhood are a bunch of roughnecks, and Mrs. Smith is unhappy about the fact that her son is rapidly becoming one of them./ …

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  • 5roughneck — {n.} A low, coarse fellow. * /The only boys in the neighborhood are a bunch of roughnecks, and Mrs. Smith is unhappy about the fact that her son is rapidly becoming one of them./ …

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  • 6Roughscuff — Rough scuff, n. [Rough + scuff.] A rough, coarse fellow; collectively, the lowest class of the people; the rabble; the riffraff. [Colloq. U.S.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 7whoreson — noun Usage: often attributive Date: 14th century 1. bastard 2. a coarse fellow used as a generalized term of abuse …

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  • 8roughneck — noun A low, coarse fellow. The only boys in the neighborhood are a bunch of roughnecks, and Mrs. Smith is unhappy about the fact that her son is rapidly becoming one of them …

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  • 9rowdy — I. n. (Colloq.) Rough, bully, ruffian, coarse fellow. II. a. (Colloq.) 1. Disreputable, blackguard, rough. 2. Flashy, coarsely showy …

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  • 10Huron — Huron1 [hyoor′än΄, hyoor′ən] n. pl. Hurons or Huron [Fr huron, coarse fellow, ruffian < hure, unkempt head] 1. a member of a confederation of North American Indian peoples that lived between Georgian Bay and Lake Ontario, Canada, now living in …

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