sjusärdeles
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]sjusärdeles (not (comparable))
- (only used attributively) extraordinary, remarkable, hell of a
- 1970, “Sjörövar-Fabbe [Pirate Fabbe (pet form of Fabian)]”, Astrid Lindgren (lyrics), Georg Riedel (music)[1]:
- Sjörövar-Fabbe, farfars far, är minsann en sjusärdeles karl. Kring alla hav han far och far, tjohej hadelittan lej.
- Pirate Fabbe, my great-grandfather, is indeed a remarkable man [or "one hell of a man," except not vulgar – see also karl, which has connotations beyond man]. Around all the seas he sails [goes/travels] and sails, tjohej hadelittan lej [nonsense phrase].
Adverb
[edit]sjusärdeles (not comparable)
- most (very, extremely)
- en sjusärdeles trevlig fest
- a most enjoyable party