kaxig

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Swedish

Adjective

kaxig (comparative kaxigare, superlative kaxigast)

  1. acting as if trying to get a rise out of someone, by making snide remarks or provoking them in some other way
    Är du kaxig pysen?
    What's with the attitude, boy?
    När polisen kom var de inte så kaxiga längre
    When the police arrived they weren't so cocky anymore
  2. similar behavior borne out of success, usually more teasing
    Han har blivit så kaxig sen han fick sin nya båt
    He always teases me about his new boat

Usage notes

  • Close to cocky and snotty, but not necessarily arrogant.
  • Takes on a cheeky tone when the receiving end isn't expected to be hurt by the behavior.

Declension

Inflection of kaxig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular kaxig kaxigare kaxigast
Neuter singular kaxigt kaxigare kaxigast
Plural kaxiga kaxigare kaxigast
Masculine plural3 kaxige kaxigare kaxigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 kaxige kaxigare kaxigaste
All kaxiga kaxigare kaxigaste
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
  • kaxa (act in a kaxig manner)

See also

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