Swedish adjective
plågsam
Painfull, excruciating, painful
Meaning
Painfull; excruciating; painful
In Swedish: som gör ont, smärtsam
Forms
| Basic form | plågsam | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | plågsamt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | plågsamma | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | plågsammare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | plågsammast | “-est”, “most …” |
Practise plågsam
1 / 1What does plågsam mean?
plågsam in a sentence
- Den plågsamma smärtan orsakades av en motorcykel olycka som krossade både hans ben.The excruciating pain was caused by a motorcycle accident where he crushed both his legs.
- en plågsam känsla av vanmakta painful (distressing) feeling of impotence
- plågsamma djurförsökpainful tests on animals
- en plågsam sjukdoma painful disease
Questions
What does plågsam mean in English?
plågsam means “Painfull, excruciating”.
Similar words
Origin
plåga + -sam.
Nearby common words
plågsam is number 9,171 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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- 9,172hantverk handicraft, craft, craft (that deals less with physical artifacts, for example writing)
- 9,173fiber fibre, (fiber (US))
- 9,174small banged, knocked
- 9,175tillverkad manufactured
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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

