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ruskig

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Swedish

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Etymology

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rusk +‎ -ig

Adjective

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ruskig (comparative ruskigare, superlative ruskigast)

  1. frightening or (very) discomforting
    Synonyms: (colloquial) läbbig, läskig, ruggig, skrämmande
    En ruskig best
    A frightening beast
    Tortyrscenen i filmen var ruskig
    The torture scene in the movie was very uncomfortable to watch
  2. (of weather) very bad, e.g. rainy, windy, and cold
    Regn och snålblåst! Vilket ruskigt väder!
    Rain and biting wind! What terrible weather we are having!

Usage notes

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(sense 1) could also be glossed as "frightening or (very) obehaglig." See the usage notes at obehaglig.

Declension

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Inflection of ruskig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular ruskig ruskigare ruskigast
neuter singular ruskigt ruskigare ruskigast
plural ruskiga ruskigare ruskigast
masculine plural2 ruskige ruskigare ruskigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 ruskige ruskigare ruskigaste
all ruskiga ruskigare ruskigaste

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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