ryslig
Swedish
Etymology
rysa (“shiver”) + -lig (“-y”)
Adjective
ryslig (comparative rysligare, superlative rysligast)
- dreadful, terrible, horrible (literally or hyperbolically, or just as a generic intensifier)
- en ryslig skräckfilm
- a terrifying horror movie
- ett rysligt monster
- a fearsome monster
- ryslig inredning
- dreadful decor
- Älgen springer rysligt snabbt
- The moose runs frighteningly fast
- Maten var rysligt god
- The food was "frighteningly" good
Declension
| Inflection of ryslig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | ryslig | rysligare | rysligast |
| Neuter singular | rysligt | rysligare | rysligast |
| Plural | rysliga | rysligare | rysligast |
| Masculine plural3 | ryslige | rysligare | rysligast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | ryslige | rysligare | rysligaste |
| All | rysliga | rysligare | rysligaste |
| 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
- ryslig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- ryslig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- ryslig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)