kinkig

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Swedish

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Etymology

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kinka (to hassle) +‎ -ig (-y)

Adjective

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kinkig (comparative kinkigare, superlative kinkigast)

  1. picky, fastidious
    Synonyms: gnällig, besvärlig
  2. meticulous
  3. (of a situation) difficult to untangle, messy, critical
    det är inte så kinkigtit's not that important

Declension

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Inflection of kinkig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular kinkig kinkigare kinkigast
Neuter singular kinkigt kinkigare kinkigast
Plural kinkiga kinkigare kinkigast
Masculine plural3 kinkige kinkigare kinkigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 kinkige kinkigare kinkigaste
All kinkiga kinkigare kinkigaste
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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