tjusig

Swedish

Etymology

tjusa +‎ -ig

Adjective

tjusig (comparative tjusigare, superlative tjusigast)

  1. stylish, snazzy, fancy
  2. nifty, elegant

Usage notes

The base meaning is nice-looking, with a stylish/snazzy/elegant kind of vibe. Could also be translated as handsome/pretty (in a somewhat "elegant" way) when directly describing someone's looks, without reference to clothing or the like.

Declension
Inflection of tjusig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular tjusig tjusigare tjusigast
Neuter singular tjusigt tjusigare tjusigast
Plural tjusiga tjusigare tjusigast
Masculine plural3 tjusige tjusigare tjusigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 tjusige tjusigare tjusigaste
All tjusiga tjusigare tjusigaste
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
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