mustig
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
must + -ig. Compare Danish mostig and German mostig.
Adjective[edit]
mustig (comparative mustigare, superlative mustigast)
- (of food and drink) richly savory
- (figuratively) juicy, piquant, coarse (of a story, etc.)
- En mustig historia full av kärleksintriger
- A juicy story full of love intrigue
Declension[edit]
Inflection of mustig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | mustig | mustigare | mustigast |
Neuter singular | mustigt | mustigare | mustigast |
Plural | mustiga | mustigare | mustigast |
Masculine plural3 | mustige | mustigare | mustigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | mustige | mustigare | mustigaste |
All | mustiga | mustigare | mustigaste |
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[edit]
- mustig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- mustig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- mustig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)