osnygg

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

o- (un-) +‎ snygg (good-/nice-looking)

Adjective[edit]

osnygg (not comparable)

  1. not nice-looking; untidy, dirty, unkempt, etc.
    Jag kände mig rätt osnygg när jag raglade hem dagen efter med rufsigt hår och fläckar på skjortan
    I felt pretty unattractive when I staggered home the day after with messy hair and stains on my shirt
  2. not nice-looking (in a non-visual sense); dirty, tactless, ugly, a bad look, etc.
    Jäkligt osnyggt när hon avbryter de andra partiledaren hela tiden
    Really not a good look when she keeps constantly interrupting the other party leaders

Declension[edit]

Inflection of osnygg
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular osnygg
Neuter singular osnyggt
Plural osnygga
Masculine plural3 osnygge
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 osnygge
All osnygga
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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