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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 :

Choose a fine-grained leg of wether mutton, of twelve or fourteen pounds weight; cut it ham shape, and let it hang two days.
Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

An' they're too fine-grained to scratch other folks the wrong way.
Extract from : « Peggy Stewart at School » by Gabrielle E. Jackson

Ebony is hard and fine-grained, like ivory, and it takes a high polish.
Extract from : « Forests of Maine » by Jacob S. Abbott

The wood is fine-grained and makes a most beautiful interior finish.
Extract from : « Commercial Geography » by Jacques W. Redway

Flesh reddish-orange, fine-grained, mild, and well flavored.
Extract from : « The Field and Garden Vegetables of America » by Fearing Burr

The skin is fine-grained, not woolly but fine-haired, like a deer.
Extract from : « Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia » by Thomas Forester

Most of them are of tufa covered with stucco; the rest are of fine-grained limestone.
Extract from : « Pompeii, Its Life and Art » by August Mau

The wood is very heavy, hard, fine-grained, and is nearly black.
Extract from : « American Forest Trees » by Henry H. Gibson

Their flesh is fine-grained, crisp, firm, or fine and delicate.
Extract from : « British Pomology » by Robert Hogg

To get the best results it should be fine-grained and of the best quality.
Extract from : « Candy-Making at Home » by Mary M. Wright

Synonyms for fine-grained

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