grossier
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch grossier, from Middle French grossier.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣrɔˈsiːr/
- Hyphenation: gros‧sier
- Rhymes: -iːr
Noun
grossier m (plural grossiers, diminutive grossiertje n)
- A wholesaler.
- Synonym: groothandelaar
Derived terms
- grossierderij
- grossieren
French
Etymology
gros (“big, coarse”) + -ier
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʁo.sje/
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Adjective
grossier (feminine grossière, masculine plural grossiers, feminine plural grossières)
- coarse (physically, not fine)
- Antonym: fin
- shoddy (not well-made)
- (of a person's character) coarse
- rude, uncouth
- Synonyms: malpoli, vulgaire
- (of an error) gross
- grossière erreur d'arbitrage ― gross refereeing error
Derived terms
- grossier merle
- grossièrement
- grossièreté
Further reading
- “grossier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.