osnygg

Swedish

Etymology

o- (“un-”) +‎ snygg (“good-/nice-looking”)

Adjective

osnygg (not comparable)

1. not nice-looking; untidy, dirty, unkempt, etc.

   Jag kände mig rätt osnygg när jag raglade hem dagen efter med rufsigt hår och fläckar på skjortan

   I felt pretty unattractive when I staggered home the day after with messy hair and stains on my shirt

2. not nice-looking (in a non-visual sense); dirty, tactless, ugly, a bad look, etc.

   Jäkligt osnyggt när hon avbryter de andra partiledaren hela tiden

   Really not a good look when she keeps constantly interrupting the other party leaders

Declension

Inflection of osnygg

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	osnygg	—	—
neuter singular	osnyggt	—	—
plural	osnygga	—	—
masculine plural2	osnygge	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	osnygge	—	—
all	osnygga	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

• osnygg in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• osnygg in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• osnygg in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)