knölig

Swedish

Etymology

From knöl +‎ -ig. First attested in 1738.

Adjective

knölig (comparative knöligare, superlative knöligast)

  1. lumpy
  2. (figurative) difficult, bad
  3. (colloquial) loutish, uncouth

Declension

Inflection of knölig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular knölig knöligare knöligast
neuter singular knöligt knöligare knöligast
plural knöliga knöligare knöligast
masculine plural2 knölige knöligare knöligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 knölige knöligare knöligaste
all knöliga knöligare knöligaste

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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