pillig

Swedish

Adjective

pillig (comparative pilligare, superlative pilligast)

  1. (colloquial) finicky, fiddly
    Synonym: pillrig
    Det är pilligt att sy fast knappar
    Sewing buttons on is fiddly

Usage notes

See pilla for intuition.

Declension

Inflection of pillig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular pillig pilligare pilligast
neuter singular pilligt pilligare pilligast
plural pilliga pilligare pilligast
masculine plural2 pillige pilligare pilligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 pillige pilligare pilligaste
all pilliga pilligare pilligaste

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.

  • pill (“finicky or fiddly activity”)
  • pilla

References

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