kvistig

Swedish

Etymology

From kvist (“twig”) +‎ -ig.

Adjective

kvistig (comparative kvistigare, superlative kvistigast)

1. twiggy (full of twigs)
2. (colloquial, figurative) knotty, thorny, tricky

Declension

Inflection of kvistig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	kvistig	kvistigare	kvistigast
Neuter singular	kvistigt	kvistigare	kvistigast
Plural	kvistiga	kvistigare	kvistigast
Masculine plural3	kvistige	kvistigare	kvistigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	kvistige	kvistigare	kvistigaste
All	kvistiga	kvistigare	kvistigaste
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

Derived terms

• kvistighet

Further reading

• kvistig in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker