Vocabulary
holprig
/ˈhɔlpʁɪç/· adjective
bumpy; clumsy, halting (language, style)
A cobbled lane is holprig — and so is a sentence you stumble over when you read it aloud, or a translation that sounds translated.
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- holpriger
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- am holprigsten
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holprig
bumpy, uneven (road)
Der Weg zur Hütte ist steil und holprig.
The path to the hut is steep and bumpy.
Word family
holprigholpernto jolt, to bump along; to stumble (over words)die Holprigkeitbumpiness; clumsiness
Common combinations
- ein holpriger Satza clumsy sentence
- holpriges Deutschhalting German
- ein holpriger Starta bumpy start
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
ungelenkstockend
↔ Opposites
flüssigelegant
Real examples
- Lies den Satz laut, dann merkst du, wie holprig er ist.Read the sentence aloud and you'll notice how clumsy it is.
- Nach einem holprigen Start lief die Sendung gut.After a bumpy start the programme went well.
- Der Übergang zum zweiten Absatz ist noch holprig.The transition to the second paragraph is still clumsy.
