Coarser has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | You think someone coarser than you is "crude", and someone higher class than you to be "putting on airs". | |
| 2. | You can put me in jail, but you cannot give me narrower quarters than as a seaman I have always had; you cannot give me coarser food than as a seaman I have always eaten; you cannot make me lonelier than as a seaman I have always been. |