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olustig

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Swedish

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Etymology

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o- (un-) +‎ lustig

Adjective

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olustig (comparative olustigare, superlative olustigast)

  1. uncomfortable, unpleasant, uneasy
    Mannen var hotfull och situationen kändes olustig
    The man was acting in a threatening manner and the situation felt uncomfortable

Usage notes

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Not "not funny," despite the etymology. Closer to obehaglig.

Declension

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Inflection of olustig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular olustig olustigare olustigast
neuter singular olustigt olustigare olustigast
plural olustiga olustigare olustigast
masculine plural2 olustige olustigare olustigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 olustige olustigare olustigaste
all olustiga olustigare olustigaste

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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