lurig

Swedish

Etymology

From lura (“to trick”) +‎ -ig (“-y”).

Adjective

lurig (comparative lurigare, superlative lurigast)

tricky (hard to deal with, complicated)
Synonyms: knepig, klurig

en lurig situation ― a tricky situation

en lurig fråga ― a tricky question
(relating to a person) sneaky, sly, tricksy
Han är lite lurig ― He's a bit sneaky

Han hade en lurig min ― He had a sly look on his face

Usage notes

Sometimes endearing in (sense 2).
Sometimes more towards strange/eccentric (in a sneaky or tricksy kind of way) when used of people.

Declension

Inflection of **lurig**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	lurig	lurigare	lurigast
neuter singular	lurigt	lurigare	lurigast
plural	luriga	lurigare	lurigast
masculine plural²	lurige	lurigare	lurigast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	lurige	lurigare	lurigaste
all	luriga	lurigare	lurigaste

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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