osnygg

Swedish

Etymology

o- (“un-”) +‎ snygg (“good-/nice-looking”)

Adjective

osnygg (not comparable)

  1. not nice-looking; untidy, dirty, unkempt, etc.
    Jag kände mig rätt osnygg när jag raglade hem dagen efter med rufsigt hår och fläckar på skjortan
    I felt pretty unattractive when I staggered home the day after with messy hair and stains on my shirt
  2. not nice-looking (in a non-visual sense); dirty, tactless, ugly, a bad look, etc.
    Jäkligt osnyggt när hon avbryter de andra partiledaren hela tiden
    Really not a good look when she keeps constantly interrupting the other party leaders

Declension

Inflection of osnygg
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular osnygg — —
neuter singular osnyggt — —
plural osnygga — —
masculine plural2 osnygge — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 osnygge — —
all osnygga — —

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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