coarse
coarse /kɔːs $ kɔːrs/ ●○○ adjective
- having a rough surface that feels slightly hard SYN rough OPP smooth
- consisting of threads or parts that are thick or large OPP fine
- The coarse sand was hot and rough under her feet.
- tufts of coarse grass
- talking in a rude and offensive way, especially about sex SYN crude
- coarsely adverb
- coarsely ground black pepper
- coarseness noun [uncountable]
soapsuds
soap‧suds, soap suds /ˈsəʊpsʌdz $ ˈsoʊp-/ noun [plural]
- the mass of small bubbles that form on top of water with soap in it
brimful
brim‧ful /ˈbrɪmfʊl/ adjective [not before noun]
- very full of something
- brimful of
- The team is brimful of confidence after their win last week.
- a glass brimful of red wine
wallow
wal‧low /ˈwɒləʊ $ ˈwɑːloʊ/ verb [intransitive]
- → wallow in self-pity/despair/defeat etc
- if an animal or person wallows, it rolls around in mud, water etc for pleasure or to keep cool
- hippos wallowing in the mud
- if a ship or boat wallows, it moves with difficulty through a rough sea
emphatically
em‧phat‧ic /ɪmˈfætɪk/ AWL adjective
- expressing an opinion, idea etc in a clear, strong way to show its importance
- an emphatic denial
- emphatic that
- Wilde was emphatic that the event should go ahead.
- emphatic about
- He was pretty emphatic about me leaving.
- → emphatic win/victory/defeat
- emphatically /-kli/ adverb