knorrig

Dutch

Etymology 1

From knorren (“to grunt”) +‎ -ig.

Adjective

knorrig (comparative knorriger, superlative knorrigst)

  1. grumpy, surly
    • 1991, KVK, "Wakker met een wijsje".
      Hoe deftiger de wagen, hoe knorriger de kop.
Inflection
Inflection of knorrig
uninflected knorrig
inflected knorrige
comparative knorriger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial knorrig knorriger het knorrigst
het knorrigste
indefinite m./f. sing. knorrige knorrigere knorrigste
n. sing. knorrig knorriger knorrigste
plural knorrige knorrigere knorrigste
definite knorrige knorrigere knorrigste
partitive knorrigs knorrigers —

Etymology 2

From knor (“knot, gnarl”) +‎ -ig.

Adjective

knorrig (comparative knorriger, superlative knorrigst)

  1. knotty, gnarled
Inflection
Inflection of knorrig
uninflected knorrig
inflected knorrige
comparative knorriger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial knorrig knorriger het knorrigst
het knorrigste
indefinite m./f. sing. knorrige knorrigere knorrigste
n. sing. knorrig knorriger knorrigste
plural knorrige knorrigere knorrigste
definite knorrige knorrigere knorrigste
partitive knorrigs knorrigers —
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