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Swedish
Etymology
Used since at least 1648. The stem his- or hisk- is also found in the verb hisna + -lig
Adjective
hisklig (comparative hiskligare, superlative hiskligast)
- terrible, horrible, awful, frightful (causing great (mental) discomfort)
Vi hade en hiskelig otur- We had terribly bad luck
Han ser hiskelig ut- He looks hideous
Han tyckte skräckfilmen var rent hiskelig- He thought the horror movie was downright horrifying
Det senaste året har oljepriset visat en hisklig berg-och-dalbanefärd- In the last year, the oil price has shown a frightful roller coaster ride
- (by extension) tremendous
köra i hiskelig fart- drive at a breakneck speed
Declension
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.
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