raffig
Swedish
Etymology
From clipping of raffinerad (“refined”) + -ig (“-y”).
Adjective
raffig (comparative raffigare, superlative raffigast)
- (colloquial) sexy in a refined (daring) way (usually of a woman, clothes, etc.)
- (colloquial) titillating, daring
Usage notes
Bit dated. Might be used ironically to evoke a time period around the 1980s.
Declension
| Inflection of raffig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | raffig | raffigare | raffigast |
| Neuter singular | raffigt | raffigare | raffigast |
| Plural | raffiga | raffigare | raffigast |
| Masculine plural3 | raffige | raffigare | raffigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | raffige | raffigare | raffigaste |
| All | raffiga | raffigare | raffigaste |
| 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
- raffset (“sexy lingerie”)
References
- raffig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- raffig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- raffig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)