Antonyms for fine grained


Grammar : Adj
Spell : fahyn-greynd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfaɪnˈgreɪnd


Definition of fine grained

  • As in incompressible : adj firm
  • As in pulverous : adj fine
  • As in pulverulent : adj fine
  • As in delicate : adj dainty, weak
  • As in filmy : adj finespun, fragile
  • As in fine : adj dainty, delicate; sheer
  • As in firm : adj inflexible
Example sentences :
  • Their flesh is fine grained, crisp, firm, or fine and delicate.
  • Extract from : « American Pomology » by J. A. Warder
  • The material is fine grained and without admixture of shell.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Pottery of the Mississippi Valley » by William H. Holmes
  • The paste is dark, compact, and fine grained, and tempered apparently with sand.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Pottery of the Mississippi Valley » by William H. Holmes
  • The timber is fine grained and the roots of the tree do not go deep down, but spread out underneath the surface of the ground.
  • Extract from : « The Woodcraft Girls at Camp » by Lillian Elizabeth Roy
  • If the rock is too fine grained for this it is generally relegated to the schists.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 » by Various
  • Hard and fine grained stone requires less powder than soft stone.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891 » by Various
  • All are made of compact, dark, volcanic tufa that resembles very closely a fine grained slate.
  • Extract from : « Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia » by William Henry Holmes
  • The paste is fine grained and usually of a light yellow gray tint throughout.
  • Extract from : « Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia » by William Henry Holmes
  • The paste is fine grained and light in color, sometimes reddish near the surface, and where quite thick is darker within the mass.
  • Extract from : « Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia » by William Henry Holmes
  • Flesh white and sugary; but, like the foregoing sorts, not fine grained, or suited for table use.
  • Extract from : « The Field and Garden Vegetables of America » by Fearing Burr

Synonyms for fine grained

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