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Swedish
Etymology
From äckel + -lig. Cognate with German eklig and Norwegian Nynorsk ekkel.
Pronunciation
Adjective
äcklig (comparative äckligare, superlative äckligast)
- disgusting (evoking a queasy feeling of disgust, like something potentially contagious, sometimes more or less figuratively), (except not informal) gross
en äcklig toalett- a disgusting toilet
- icky
Jag tycker harkrankar är äckliga- I think crane flies are disgusting/icky
- (of food) yucky
- Antonym: god
Olle tycker sparris är äckligt- Olle thinks asparagus is disgusting/yucky
Usage notes
- Äcklig is a good translation of disgusting when a queasy feeling is implied. In other cases, a word like vidrig, motbjudande, or hemsk is often better.
- Can also be thought of as icky/yucky/gross with the tone of disgusting.
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