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finurlig

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Swedish finurlig.

Adjective

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finurlig (neuter finurligt, plural and definite singular attributive finurlige)

  1. quirky, clever, subtle, whimsical, smart

Inflection

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Inflection of finurlig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular finurlig 2
indefinite neuter singular finurligt 2
plural finurlige 2
definite attributive1 finurlige

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Blend of fin +‎ naturlig.

Adjective

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finurlig (comparative finurligare, superlative finurligast)

  1. (of a person) inclined to come up with fairly nifty solutions to (practical) problems; clever, resourceful, shrewd
  2. clever, nifty, shrewd
    en finurlig man med många finurliga lösningar
    a shrewd man with many nifty solutions
    finurlig humor
    shrewd humor

Usage notes

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Sometimes has undertones of being a bit quirky, though not necessarily in a negative way.

Declension

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Inflection of finurlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular finurlig finurligare finurligast
neuter singular finurligt finurligare finurligast
plural finurliga finurligare finurligast
masculine plural2 finurlige finurligare finurligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 finurlige finurligare finurligaste
all finurliga finurligare finurligaste

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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