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Swedish
Etymology
hår (“hair”) + resande (“raising”)
Adjective
hårresande (comparative mer hårresande, superlative mest hårresande)
- very (horrifyingly) bad
hårresande inkompetens- frightening incompetence
Inspektörerna fann hårresande konstruktionsfel- The inspectors found hair-raising construction errors
- hair-raising (frightening, horrifying)
en hårresande skräckfilm- a hair-raising horror movie
Usage notes
Often of something done so poorly so as to be (figuratively) frightening.
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