klantig

Swedish

Etymology

From klant +‎ -ig (“-y”).

Adjective

klantig (comparative klantigare, superlative klantigast)

1. characterized by blundering ((often) making a clumsy or embarrassing mistake), "klutzy" (in an extended sense that includes being klutzy in non-physical ways)

   ett klantigt misstag

   a dumb ("blundery") mistake

   De var klantiga som inte bokade i förväg

   They screwed up (were "blundery") by not booking in advance

   Han är klantig

   He often blunders (is "blundery")

Declension

Inflection of klantig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	klantig	klantigare	klantigast
neuter singular	klantigt	klantigare	klantigast
plural	klantiga	klantigare	klantigast
masculine plural2	klantige	klantigare	klantigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	klantige	klantigare	klantigaste
all	klantiga	klantigare	klantigaste

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.

Related terms

• klant (“a blunderer”)
• klanta (“to blunder”)
• klanta till (“to mess up/botch something”)

References

• klantig in Svensk ordbok (SO)