bufflig
Swedish
Etymology
buffel (“buffalo”) + -ig (“-y”)
Adjective
bufflig (comparative buffligare, superlative buffligast)
- (socially) clumsy, overly forward, rude
- Synonym: buffelaktig
Declension
| Inflection of bufflig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | bufflig | buffligare | buffligast |
| Neuter singular | buffligt | buffligare | buffligast |
| Plural | buffliga | buffligare | buffligast |
| Masculine plural3 | bufflige | buffligare | buffligast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | bufflige | buffligare | buffligaste |
| All | buffliga | buffligare | buffligaste |
| 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
- bufflig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- bufflig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)