Latvian
Etymology
From ne- + gluds (“smooth”).
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Adjective
negluds (definite negludais, comparative negludāks, superlative visnegludākais, adverb negludi)
- rough, rugged, unpolished (having bumps, hollows, folds)
- negluds dēlis ― rough, unpolished board
- negluda galda virsma ― rough table surface
- negluds ceļš ― rough road
- negludi akmeņi ― rough stones
- (of skin) rough (having wrinkles, bumps, also hair)
- negluda sejas āda ― rough facial skin
- (of water surfaces) rough (having waves)
- negluds ezera līmenis ― rough lake level
- negluda jūra ― rough sea
- (of language) unpolished (not smooth, not flowing well, needing correction, not having the right style)
- negluds romāna stils ― unpolished novel style
- negludi teikumi ― harsh, unpolished sentences
- (of events, actions) rough (having problems, difficulties, failures)
- negluds dzīves posms ― rough stage, phase (in) life
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