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oslipad

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Swedish

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Etymology

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o- (un-) +‎ slipad (ground, polished)

Adjective

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oslipad (not comparable)

  1. unpolished, (of a gemstone) uncut
    en oslipad ädelsten
    an uncut gem
  2. (figuratively) unpolished, rough, rough around the edges (not refined or developed)
    Produktionen är lite oslipad
    The production is a bit rough around the edges
    en oslipad talang
    a raw talent (in the rarer sense of someone talented who has not yet had their talents fully developed), an undeveloped talent
  3. (figuratively, in "en oslipad diamant") a raw talent, an undeveloped talent (like in the example above)

Declension

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Inflection of oslipad
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular oslipad
neuter singular oslipat
plural oslipade
masculine plural2 oslipade
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 oslipade
all oslipade

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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