raffig

Swedish

Etymology

From clipping of raffinerad (“refined”) + -ig (“-y”).

Adjective

raffig (comparative raffigare, superlative raffigast)

  1. (colloquial) sexy in a refined (daring) way (usually of a woman, clothes, etc.)
  2. (colloquial) titillating, daring

Usage notes

Bit dated. Might be used ironically to evoke a time period around the 1980s.

Declension

Inflection of raffig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular raffig raffigare raffigast
neuter singular raffigt raffigare raffigast
plural raffiga raffigare raffigast
masculine plural2 raffige raffigare raffigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 raffige raffigare raffigaste
all raffiga raffigare raffigaste

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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