Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *grǫbъ. Cognates include German grob, Lithuanian grubùs.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡrubɨj]
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Adjective edit

гру́бый (grúbyj) (comparative (по)грубе́е or (по)грубе́й)

  1. uncouth, boorish, rude, uncultured
    Synonyms: некульту́рный (nekulʹtúrnyj, uncultured), неве́жливый (nevéžlivyj, impolite), неотёсанный (neotjósannyj, uncouth), невоспи́танный (nevospítannyj, ill-mannered)
  2. rough, coarse (of cloth, a surface, etc.)
    Synonyms: шерша́вый (šeršávyj, rough, coarse), коря́вый (korjávyj, gnarled)
  3. rough, hoarse, raspy (of a voice or sound)
    Synonyms: хри́плый (xríplyj, hoarse), (harsh, raspy) скрипу́чий (skripúčij), глухо́й (gluxój, muffled)
  4. (figuratively) rough, approximate, inexact (of work, an estimate, etc.)
    Synonyms: (approximate) приблизи́тельный (priblizítelʹnyj), (imprecise) нето́чный (netóčnyj), (approximate, rough) приме́рный (primérnyj)
  5. severe, egregious, gross, unacceptable (of an error or miscalculation)
    Synonym: вопию́щий (vopijúščij, egregious)

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References edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “грубый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress