Swedish adjective

listig

cunning

Meaning

cunning

In Swedish: som använder list, slug, knepig

Forms

Forms of listig
Basic form	listig	with en-words
Neuter	listigt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	listiga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	listigare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	listigast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does listig mean?

listig in a sentence

Hunden kan inte vara listig som en räv, och inte heller räven trogen som en hund
The dog can not be sly like a fox, and neither can the fox be faithful as a dog

Questions

What does listig mean in English?

listig means “cunning”.

Similar words

klyftigslugrävaktig

Nearby common words

listig is number 5,402 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

5,398repetition repetition, repeat
5,399känslosam emotional (expressing or prone to strong emotions)
5,400daglig everyday
5,401krylla be crawling
5,403visdom wisdom
5,404slit drudgery, toil
5,405sked spoon, spoonful
5,406skärma to shield, to screen (block with a screen)

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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