No. 799 in Swedish
grov
Coarse, rough, or crude.
In a sentence
Han använde ett grovt rep för att dra båten.
He used a thick rope to pull the boat.
In this sentence, 'grov' describes the physical thickness or sturdiness of the rope, illustrating its use as an adjective for tangible attributes.
Hennes skämt var grova och opassande.
Her jokes were crude and inappropriate.
Here, 'grov' depicts the figurative harshness or crudeness of the jokes, showing its application to intangible qualities like behavior or language.
Det är en grov överdrift att säga så.
It's a gross exaggeration to say that.
In this example, 'grov' is used metaphorically to emphasize the degree of the exaggeration, highlighting its versatility to express intensities or extents of actions or descriptions.
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