hårresande
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
hår (“hair”) + resande (“raising”)
Adjective[edit]
hårresande (comparative mer hårresande, superlative mest hårresande)
- very (horrifyingly) bad
- hårresande inkompetens
- frightening incompetence
- Inspektörerna fann hårresande konstruktionsfel
- The inspectors found hair-raising construction errors
- hair-raising (frightening, horrifying)
- en hårresande skräckfilm
- a hair-raising horror movie
Usage notes[edit]
Often of something done so poorly so as to be (figuratively) frightening.