kinkig

Swedish

Etymology

kinka (“to hassle”) +‎ -ig (“-y”)

Adjective

kinkig (comparative kinkigare, superlative kinkigast)

  1. picky, fastidious
    Synonyms: gnällig, besvärlig
  2. meticulous
  3. (of a situation) difficult to untangle, messy, critical
    det är inte så kinkigt ― it's not that important

Declension

Inflection of kinkig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular kinkig kinkigare kinkigast
neuter singular kinkigt kinkigare kinkigast
plural kinkiga kinkigare kinkigast
masculine plural2 kinkige kinkigare kinkigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 kinkige kinkigare kinkigaste
all kinkiga kinkigare kinkigaste

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.

References

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