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.

Further reading

• gropig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• gropig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gropig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)