Swedish adjective

knepig

shrewd, tricky

Meaning

shrewd; tricky

In Swedish: som man åstadkommer genom knep

Forms

Forms of knepig
Basic form	knepig	with en-words
Neuter	knepigt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	knepiga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	knepigare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	knepigast	“-est”, “most …”

Practise knepig

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What does knepig mean?

knepig in a sentence

ett knepigt problem
a tricky problem
det var knepigt att hitta hit
it was tricky finding this place

Questions

What does knepig mean in English?

knepig means “shrewd, tricky”.

Similar words

besvärligsvårmarig

Origin

knep (“trick”) + -ig (“-y”)

Nearby common words

knepig is number 7,250 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

7,246rättssal courtroom
7,247värdinna hostess
7,248ersatt replaced, superseded
7,249kvarts quartz
7,251häva heave, cancel
7,252ack oh!, oh dear!
7,253allergi allergy
7,254byracka mongrel, cur

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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