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Swedish adjective

snål

mean, tight-fisted, parsimonious, stingy/snoːl/

Meaning

mean; tight-fisted; parsimonious; stingy; scant; meagre

In Swedish: överdrivet sparsam

Forms

Forms of snål
Basic formsnålwith en-words
Neutersnåltwith ett-words
Plural and definitesnålaplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativesnålare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativesnålast“-est”, “most …”

Practise snål

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What does snål mean?

snål in a sentence

  • en snål person
    a stingy fellow
  • alltför snåla anslag
    insufficient appropriations

Words built with snål

  • bensinsnål economical on petrol

Questions

What does snål mean in English?

snål means “mean, tight-fisted”.

Similar words

snikengnidiggnidenogingnetig

Origin

From Old Swedish snāl (“cheap, greedy”).

Nearby common words

snål is number 7,802 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 7,797intensiven Intensive Care Unit (slang), intensive care
  • 7,798följeslagare a companion (person who goes with someone, or is with someone more generally, by extension)
  • 7,799örfil box on the ears, thick ear
  • 7,801försiktighetsåtgärd a precaution (precautionary measure)
  • 7,803överordna superordinate (to make something greater in rank or position)
  • 7,804svansa to run around and wag one's tail (in an ingratiating manner), to fawn, to cringe, to kowtow
  • 7,805departement ministry, department (US)
  • 7,806förspel prelude, foreplay
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