coarsely
/ˈkɔː(ɹ)sli/adverb
coarsely is spelled C-O-A-R-S-E-L-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,108th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, coarsely means “in a coarse manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in coarsely?
| Letters | 8: C-O-A-R-S-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 56,108th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is coarsely?
Coarsely appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,108th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce coarsely?
- /ˈkɔː(ɹ)sli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-coarsely.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of coarsely
- more coarsely comparative
- most coarsely superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coarsely mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
in a coarse manner
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Coarsely in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a coarse manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | grossièrement |
| Portuguese | grosseiramente |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does coarsely come from?
From earlier coursely, from Middle English coursly (“naturally, logically”); equivalent to coarse + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).