pjoskig

Swedish

Alternative forms

Adjective

pjoskig (comparative pjoskigare, superlative pjoskigast)

  1. showing excessive worry or caution or sentimentality, often in the context of excessive coddling or pampering (e.g. of children)
    Får de inte ens vara ensamma en helg? Gud så pjoskigt!
    Can't they even be alone for a weekend? What overprotective silliness!

Declension

Inflection of pjoskig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular pjoskig pjoskigare pjoskigast
neuter singular pjoskigt pjoskigare pjoskigast
plural pjoskiga pjoskigare pjoskigast
masculine plural2 pjoskige pjoskigare pjoskigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 pjoskige pjoskigare pjoskigaste
all pjoskiga pjoskigare pjoskigaste

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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