fulsnygg

Swedish

Etymology

From ful (“ugly”) +‎ snygg (“good-looking”). Compare Japanese ブサ可愛い.

Adjective

fulsnygg (comparative fulsnyggare, superlative fulsnyggast)

  1. physically or visually attractive despite possessing qualities usually considered ugly, physically or visually attractive in an unconventional way
    Benedict Cumberbatch har kallats fulsnygg
    Benedict Cumberbatch has been called "ugly-good-looking"

Declension

Inflection of fulsnygg
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular fulsnygg — —
neuter singular fulsnyggt — —
plural fulsnygga — —
masculine plural2 fulsnygge — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 fulsnygge — —
all fulsnygga — —

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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