hårresande
Swedish
Etymology
hår (“hair”) + resande (“raising”)
Adjective
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
Often of something done so poorly so as to be (figuratively) scary.
References
- hårresande in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- hårresande in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- hårresande in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)