Etymology
o- (“un-”) + snygg (“good-/nice-looking”)
Adjective
osnygg (not comparable)
- 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
- 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
More information Indefinite, positive ...
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 |
— |
— |
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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.