Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

stygg

nasty, naughty

Meaning

nasty; naughty

In Swedish: elak

Forms

Forms of stygg
Basic form	stygg	with en-words
Neuter	styggt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	stygga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	styggare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	styggast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does stygg mean?

stygg in a sentence

Har barnen varit stygga mot dig?
Have the children been nasty to you?
en stygg pojke
a naughty boy (same tone as in English – possibly suggestive)

Questions

What does stygg mean in English?

stygg means “nasty, naughty”.

Similar words

ondsintelakillvillig

Origin

Derived from Old Swedish stygger, from Old Norse styggr.

Nearby common words

stygg is number 3,785 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,781utav out of, synonym of av
3,782hugg blow, stroke
3,783gala crow
3,784nunna nun
3,786slagen beaten
3,787vinkel angle
3,788sensor sensor
3,789skick state, condition

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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