slarvig
Swedish
Etymology
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Adjective
slarvig (comparative slarvigare, superlative slarvigast)
- sloppy, slapdash (careless or imprecise)
- Undersökningen avslöjade slarviga övervakningsförfaranden.
- The investigation revealed sloppy monitoring procedures.
- Hon blir alltmer slarvig i sitt arbete.
- She is becoming increasingly sloppy in her work.
- Slarviga människor handlar utan tillbörlig omsorg.
- Sloppy people act without due care.
Declension
| Inflection of slarvig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | slarvig | slarvigare | slarvigast |
| Neuter singular | slarvigt | slarvigare | slarvigast |
| Plural | slarviga | slarvigare | slarvigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | slarvige | slarvigare | slarvigaste |
| All | slarviga | slarvigare | slarvigaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||
Synonyms
- vårdslös
- oaktsam
References
- slarvig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
- vigslar