bakslug

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of bak (adverb) +‎ slug. First attested in 1739.

Adjective

bakslug (comparative mer bakslug, superlative mest bakslug)

  1. sly, crafty, wily

Declension

Inflection of bakslug
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular bakslug mer bakslug mest bakslug
neuter singular bakslugt mer bakslugt mest bakslugt
plural baksluga mer baksluga mest baksluga
masculine plural2 baksluge mer baksluga mest baksluga
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 baksluge mer baksluge mest baksluge
all baksluga mer baksluga mest baksluga

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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