Swedish

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Etymology

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hög- (very, highly) +‎ röd (red)

Adjective

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högröd (not comparable)

  1. bright red
    Synonym: illröd
    bli högröd i ansiktet av ilska
    turn red in the face with anger

Usage notes

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Often of a face, for example from anger or embarrassment.

Declension

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Inflection of högröd
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular högröd
Neuter singular högrött
Plural högröda
Masculine plural3 högröde
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 högröde
All högröda
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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