slarvig

Swedish

Etymology

slarv +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

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Adjective

slarvig (comparative slarvigare, superlative slarvigast)

1. sloppy, careless (careless or imprecise)

   Hon blir alltmer slarvig i sitt arbete

   She is becoming increasingly sloppy in her work

   Undersökningen avslöjade slarviga övervakningsförfaranden

   The investigation revealed sloppy monitoring procedures

   Slarviga människor handlar utan tillbörlig omsorg

   Sloppy people act without due care

Declension

Inflection of slarvig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	slarvig	slarvigare	slarvigast
Neuter singular	slarvigt	slarvigare	slarvigast
Plural	slarviga	slarvigare	slarvigast
Masculine plural3	slarvige	slarvigare	slarvigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	slarvige	slarvigare	slarvigaste
All	slarviga	slarvigare	slarvigaste
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

Synonyms

• vårdslös
• oaktsam

Related terms

• slarv (“sloppiness, carelessness”)
• slarva (“to be sloppy or careless”)

References

• slarvig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• slarvig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• vigslar