Swedish adjective
förskräcklig
frightful/fœrˈskrɛklɪɡ/
Meaning
frightful
In Swedish: som väcker skräck
Forms
| Basic form | förskräcklig | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | förskräckligt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | förskräckliga | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | förskräckligare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | förskräckligast | “-est”, “most …” |
Practise förskräcklig
1 / 1What does förskräcklig mean?
förskräcklig in a sentence
- ett förskräckligt oväsena frightful noise
Questions
What does förskräcklig mean in English?
förskräcklig means “frightful”.
Similar words
vedervärdigfruktansvärdotäckhemskfasansfullgräsligbedrövlig
Origin
förskräcka + -lig (“-ly”)
Nearby common words
förskräcklig is number 8,371 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 8,367statsåklagare a regional prosecutor
- 8,368barnkammare nursery (place for young children to play and sleep in)
- 8,369uppfunnit invented
- 8,370begraven buried, interred
- 8,372buffé a buffet (table or counter with food and drinks), a buffet (food served buffet-style)
- 8,373efterträdare successor
- 8,374ertappa catch
- 8,375kladdig sticky
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary