Latvian

Adjective

raupjš (def. raupjais, comp. raupjāks, sup. visraupjākais; adv. raupji)

1. rough, harsh, uneven, rugged (having an irregular, not smooth, harsh surface)

   raupjas rokas‎ ― harsh, rough, hardened hands

   raupja miza‎ ― rough, harsh bark

2. (of fabric, cloth) rough (not soft)

   raupja sega‎ ― rough blanket

   šis raupjais kokvilnas palags‎ ― these rough cotton sheets

3. (of hair, fur, plants) hard, coarse, not soft

   raupji mati‎ ― hard, coarse hair

4. (of people, their behavior, appearance) simple, not subtle, not refined, not sophisticated

   mūsu tautas zemnieciski raupjajās un naivajās pasakās visur ir daiļi cilvēki‎ ― in our people's rustic, rough and naive tales, there are beautiful people everywhere

5. (of people, their behavior, appearances) harsh, rugged, impolite (without empathy or affection; expressing lack of empathy or affection)

   stringrs un raupjš gan arī esot priekšsēdētājs‎ ― the chairman was apparently also strict and harsh

   raupji vaibsti‎ ― harsh (facial) features

6. (of words, speech) rough, offensive, indecent

   karstu dusmu šļākumam raupji vārdi seko‎ ― (after) the gushing of hot anger, rough, offensive words followed

7. (rare, of raindrops, hail) big, large

   tik negants vējš, un nakts, un tumsa, un raupjām lāsēm lietus līst‎ ― such furious wind, and night, and darkness, and the rain is falling in big (rain)drops

Declension

Synonyms

• ass
• negluds
• rupjš
• (of hair): ciets

Antonyms

• gluds
• maigs
• mīksts

Derived terms

• raupjums

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “raupjš”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7