lurig
Swedish
Etymology
From lura (“to trick”) + -ig (“-y”).
Adjective
lurig (comparative lurigare, superlative lurigast)
- tricky (hard to deal with, complicated)
- Synonyms: knepig, klurig
- En lurig situation ― A tricky situation
- (relating to a person) sneaky, sly, tricksy
- Han är lite lurig ― He's a bit sneaky
- Han hade en lurig min ― He had a sly look on his face
Usage notes
- Sometimes endearing in (sense 2).
- Sometimes more towards strange/eccentric (in a sneaky or tricksy kind of way) when used of people.
Declension
| Inflection of lurig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | lurig | lurigare | lurigast |
| Neuter singular | lurigt | lurigare | lurigast |
| Plural | luriga | lurigare | lurigast |
| Masculine plural3 | lurige | lurigare | lurigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | lurige | lurigare | lurigaste |
| All | luriga | lurigare | lurigaste |
| 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 | |||
References
- lurig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- lurig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- lurig in Svensk ordbok (SO)