slarvig

Swedish

Etymology

Pronunciation

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Adjective

slarvig (comparative slarvigare, superlative slarvigast)

sloppy, careless (careless or imprecise)
Hon blir alltmer slarvig i sitt arbete
She is becoming increasingly sloppy in her work

Undersökningen avslöjade slarviga övervakningsförfaranden
The investigation revealed sloppy monitoring procedures

Slarviga människor handlar utan tillbörlig omsorg
Sloppy people act without due care

Declension

Inflection of **slarvig**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	slarvig	slarvigare	slarvigast
neuter singular	slarvigt	slarvigare	slarvigast
plural	slarviga	slarvigare	slarvigast
masculine plural²	slarvige	slarvigare	slarvigast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	slarvige	slarvigare	slarvigaste
all	slarviga	slarvigare	slarvigaste

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.

Synonyms

Related terms

slarv (“sloppiness, carelessness”)
slarva (“to be sloppy or careless”)

References

Anagrams

vigslar