ruggig

Swedish

Etymology

rugg +‎ -ig and rugga +‎ -ig

Adjective

ruggig (comparative ruggigare, superlative ruggigast)

frightening or discomforting
Synonyms: (colloquial) läbbig, läskig, ruskig, skrämmande

En ruggig skräckfilm
A scary horror movie

Det var riktigt ruggigt att vara på olycksplatsen direkt efter olyckan
It was really disturbing to be at the site right after the accident
(colloquial) great
En ruggig talang
A (scarily) great talent

Ruggig fart
Very (scarily) high speed
(of weather) cold and unpleasant
Det är ruggigt ute
The weather outside is cold and unpleasant
rugged, rough, matted, tangled, (of birds) ruffled
(figurative) out of sorts (and feeling a bit chilly)

Usage notes

A more literal translation of "riktigt ruggigt" in the second example in (sense 1) would be "really uncomfortable." See the usage notes at obehaglig, which is what it's trying to convey. You may find something ruggigt while being calm.

Declension

Inflection of **ruggig**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	ruggig	ruggigare	ruggigast
neuter singular	ruggigt	ruggigare	ruggigast
plural	ruggiga	ruggigare	ruggigast
masculine plural²	ruggige	ruggigare	ruggigast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	ruggige	ruggigare	ruggigaste
all	ruggiga	ruggigare	ruggigaste

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.

Derived terms

ruggighet (“ruggigness”)

References