petig

Old English

Adjective

petig

  1. alternative form of prættiġ

Swedish

Etymology

From peta (“poke”) +‎ -ig (“-y”).

Adjective

petig (comparative petigare, superlative petigast)

  1. fussy about details; finicky, nitpicky
    Den petige chefen vägrade läsa rapporter som inte var perfekt formaterade
    The finicky boss refused to read reports that weren't perfectly formatted

Declension

Inflection of petig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular petig petigare petigast
neuter singular petigt petigare petigast
plural petiga petigare petigast
masculine plural2 petige petigare petigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 petige petigare petigaste
all petiga petigare petigaste

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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