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snirklig

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Swedish

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Etymology

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snirkel (swirl, squiggle) +‎ -ig (-y)

Adjective

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snirklig (comparative snirkligare, superlative snirkligast)

  1. swirly, squiggly (having many swirls)
  2. (figuratively) ornate, flowery
    Hon skriver lite väl snirkligt för min smak
    Her writing style is a bit too ornate for my taste

Declension

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Inflection of snirklig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular snirklig snirkligare snirkligast
neuter singular snirkligt snirkligare snirkligast
plural snirkliga snirkligare snirkligast
masculine plural2 snirklige snirkligare snirkligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 snirklige snirkligare snirkligaste
all snirkliga snirkligare snirkligaste

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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