knivig

Swedish

kniv +‎ -ig, originally in the sense "sharp as a knife".

knivig (comparative knivigare, superlative knivigast)

(informal) tricky, thorny, knotty (of a situation or the like)
Synonyms: knepig, klurig, marig, kinkig

Inflection of knivig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative²
Common singular	knivig	knivigare	knivigast
Neuter singular	knivigt	knivigare	knivigast
Plural	kniviga	knivigare	knivigast
Masculine plural³	knivige	knivigare	knivigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular¹	knivige	knivigare	knivigaste
All	kniviga	knivigare	knivigaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

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