knivig

Swedish

Etymology

kniv +‎ -ig, originally in the sense "sharp as a knife".

Adjective

knivig (comparative knivigare, superlative knivigast)

  1. (informal) tricky, thorny, knotty (of a situation or the like)
    Synonyms: knepig, klurig, marig, kinkig

Declension

Inflection of knivig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular knivig knivigare knivigast
neuter singular knivigt knivigare knivigast
plural kniviga knivigare knivigast
masculine plural2 knivige knivigare knivigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 knivige knivigare knivigaste
all kniviga knivigare knivigaste

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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