Swedish adjective

risig

scrubby, rotten, poorly

Meaning

scrubby; rotten; poorly

In Swedish: som har mycket kvistar, snårig

Forms

Forms of risig
Basic form	risig	with en-words
Neuter	risigt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	risiga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	risigare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	risigast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does risig mean?

risig in a sentence

en risig trädgård
a garden full of twigs, brushwood
känna sig risig
feel poorly (lousy, rotten)
en risig buske
a scrubby bush
en risig bil
a beat-up car
vara risig i kistan
have a bad stomach [colloquial]

Questions

What does risig mean in English?

risig means “scrubby, rotten”.

Similar words

nedgångendåligeländigskraltiguselvissen

Origin

ris + -ig (“-y”)

Nearby common words

risig is number 5,777 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

5,773brudgum bridegroom
5,774haffa catch, nab, nick
5,775manskap hands, men
5,776pung pouch
5,778svalde swallowed
5,779pågående ongoing
5,780immunitet immunity
5,781pulver powder

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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