raffig

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Swedish

Etymology

From clipping of raffinerad (refined) + -ig (-y).

Adjective

raffig (comparative raffigare, superlative raffigast)

  1. (colloquial) sexy in a refined (daring) way (usually of a woman, clothes, etc.)
  2. (colloquial) titillating, daring

Usage notes

Bit dated. Might be used ironically to evoke a time period around the 1980s.

Declension

Inflection of raffig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular raffig raffigare raffigast
Neuter singular raffigt raffigare raffigast
Plural raffiga raffigare raffigast
Masculine plural3 raffige raffigare raffigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 raffige raffigare raffigaste
All raffiga raffigare raffigaste
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

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