ordagrann

== Swedish == === Etymology === ord +‎ -a- +‎ grann === Adjective === ordagrann (not comparable) literal (exactly matching or corresponding to the original word(s)) Synonym: bokstavlig word-for-word, verbatim ==== Usage notes ==== Bokstavlig and the corresponding adverb bokstavligen often imply notability when quoting. When quoting something that might be considered outrageous, as an example, bokstavligen emphasizes that those were actually the exact words. Ordagrant (adverb) can also be used in that case, but is inherently more neutral, and is more common than bokstavligen for word-for-word, verbatim, and the like. ==== Declension ==== === References === “ordagrann”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “ordagrann”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “ordagrann”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)