läbbig

Swedish

Adjective

läbbig (comparative läbbigare, superlative läbbigast)

  1. (colloquial) scary (causing, or able to cause, fright)
    Synonyms: läskig, ruggig, ruskig, skrämmande
    en läbbig film
    a scary movie
    Spökhuset var jätteläbbigt
    The ghost house was super scary
  2. (colloquial) icky, unpleasant
    en läbbig insekt
    an icky insect

Usage notes

Scary with a hint of icky. Bit childish-sounding.

Declension
Inflection of läbbig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular läbbig läbbigare läbbigast
Neuter singular läbbigt läbbigare läbbigast
Plural läbbiga läbbigare läbbigast
Masculine plural3 läbbige läbbigare läbbigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 läbbige läbbigare läbbigaste
All läbbiga läbbigare läbbigaste
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

Derived terms
  • läbbighet (“läbbigness”)

References
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