coarsely
Translation
roughly, crudely, vulgarly
Examples
The vegetables were coarsely chopped.
The vegetables were coarsely chopped.
He spoke coarsely about his colleagues.
He spoke coarsely about his colleagues.
Grammar Patterns
((verb)) + coarsely The vegetables were coarsely chopped.
Similar Words
Synonyms: roughly, crudely, vulgarly; Antonyms: finely, smoothly, politely
Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'coarse' plus the adverbial suffix '-ly'.
Memory Tips
This is simply the adverb form of 'coarse'. If something is done in a 'coarse' way, it is done 'coarsely'.