högröd

Swedish

Etymology

hög- (“very, highly”) +‎ röd (“red”)

Adjective

högröd (not comparable)

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

Usage notes

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

Declension

Inflection of högröd
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular högröd — —
neuter singular högrött — —
plural högröda — —
masculine plural2 högröde — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 högröde — —
all högröda — —

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

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