griffig

griffig

German

Etymology

    Griff +‎ -ig

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɡʁɪfɪç/ (standard)
    • IPA(key): /ˈɡʁɪfɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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    • Hyphenation: grif‧fig

    Adjective

    griffig (strong nominative masculine singular griffiger, comparative griffiger, superlative am griffigsten)

    1. firm, non-slip
    2. (figurative) catchy, succint
      Synonyms: prägnant, eingängig
      etwas auf eine griffige Formel bringen(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    3. (of flour) coarse
      griffiges Mehlcoarse-grained flour

    Declension

    Derived terms

    • Griffigkeit

    Further reading

    • griffig” in Duden online
    • griffig”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
    • griffig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon