flammig

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Swedish

[edit]
A half-finished paint job, where the red shade is still uneven and blotchy.

Etymology

[edit]

Compound of flamma (“flame”) +‎ -ig (“-y”). First attested in 1745.[1]

Adjective

[edit]

flammig (comparative flammigare, superlative flammigast)

  1. Have shifting shade or uneven colour (reminiscent of flames); blotchy, patchy.
    Väggen är alldeles flammig.
    The wall is all blotchy.

See also

[edit]
  • flummig (“dopey; nonsensical; intoxicated”)

References

[edit]
  1. ^ flammig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=flammig&oldid=80725545"