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coarse soapsuds brimful wallow emphatically

coarse

coarse /kɔːs $ kɔːrs/ ●○○ adjective

  1. having a rough surface that feels slightly hard SYN rough OPP smooth
    • a jacket of coarse wool
  2. 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
  3. talking in a rude and offensive way, especially about sex SYN crude
    • coarse jokes
  • 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]

  1. → wallow in self-pity/despair/defeat etc
  2. if an animal or person wallows, it rolls around in mud, water etc for pleasure or to keep cool
    • hippos wallowing in the mud
  3. if a ship or boat wallows, it moves with difficulty through a rough sea

emphatically

em‧phat‧ic /ɪmˈfætɪk/ AWL adjective

  1. 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.
  2. → emphatic win/victory/defeat
  • emphatically /-kli/ adverb