knivskarp

Swedish

Etymology

kniv (“knife”) +‎ skarp (“sharp”)

Adjective

knivskarp (comparative mer knivskarp, superlative mest knivskarp)

sharp as a knife; very sharp
(idiomatic) (intellectually) brilliant; razor-sharp
en knivskarp analys ― a razor-sharp analysis
(idiomatic) fierce (of competition and the like)
knivskarp konkurrens ― fierce competition

Declension

Inflection of **knivskarp**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	knivskarp	mer knivskarp	mest knivskarp
neuter singular	knivskarpt	mer knivskarpt	mest knivskarpt
plural	knivskarpa	mer knivskarpa	mest knivskarpa
masculine plural²	knivskarpe	mer knivskarpa	mest knivskarpa

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	knivskarpe	mer knivskarpe	mest knivskarpe
all	knivskarpa	mer knivskarpa	mest knivskarpa

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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