gropig

Swedish

Etymology

grop +‎ -ig. First attested in 1639.

Adjective

gropig (comparative gropigare, superlative gropigast)

  1. full of holes (usually of a road)
    1. bumpy; pothole-ridden
  2. bumpy, uneven; dimpled; pitted (of thighs, skin, nails, or the like)
    gropiga lår
    dimpled thighs
  3. (of seas) bumpy
    gropig sjö
    bumpy seas

Declension

Inflection of gropig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular gropig gropigare gropigast
neuter singular gropigt gropigare gropigast
plural gropiga gropigare gropigast
masculine plural2 gropige gropigare gropigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 gropige gropigare gropigaste
all gropiga gropigare gropigaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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