No. 14,186 in German
grob
Coarse; rough; rude.
In a sentence
Die grobe Struktur des Plans ist gut, aber die Details fehlen.
The rough structure of the plan is good, but the details are missing.
Here, 'grob' is used as an adjective meaning 'rough' or 'not detailed'.
Er war so grob zu uns, dass wir uns unwohl fühlten.
He was so rude to us that we felt uncomfortable.
In this sentence, 'grob' describes someone's behavior as 'rude' or 'impolite'.
Der Sand fühlte sich grob an, als ich ihn in meiner Hand hielt.
The sand felt coarse as I held it in my hand.
Here, 'grob' is applied to describe the texture of the sand as 'coarse'.
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