snirklig
Swedish
Etymology
snirkel (“swirl, squiggle”) + -ig (“-y”)
Adjective
snirklig (comparative snirkligare, superlative snirkligast)
- swirly, squiggly (having many swirls)
- (figuratively) ornate, flowery
- Hon skriver lite väl snirkligt för min smak
- Her writing style is a bit too ornate for my taste
Declension
| Inflection of snirklig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | snirklig | snirkligare | snirkligast |
| Neuter singular | snirkligt | snirkligare | snirkligast |
| Plural | snirkliga | snirkligare | snirkligast |
| Masculine plural3 | snirklige | snirkligare | snirkligast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | snirklige | snirkligare | snirkligaste |
| All | snirkliga | snirkligare | snirkligaste |
| 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
- snirklig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- snirklig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- snirklig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)