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läbbig

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Swedish

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Adjective

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läbbig (comparative läbbigare, superlative läbbigast)

  1. (colloquial) scary (causing, or able to cause, fright)
    Synonyms: läskig, ruggig, ruskig, skrämmande
    en läbbig film
    a scary movie
    Spökhuset var jätteläbbigt
    The ghost house was super scary
  2. (colloquial) icky, unpleasant
    en läbbig insekt
    an icky insect

Usage notes

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Scary with a hint of icky. Bit childish-sounding.

Declension

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Inflection of läbbig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular läbbig läbbigare läbbigast
neuter singular läbbigt läbbigare läbbigast
plural läbbiga läbbigare läbbigast
masculine plural2 läbbige läbbigare läbbigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 läbbige läbbigare läbbigaste
all läbbiga läbbigare läbbigaste

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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