Swedish adjective· top 2,000 most common

usel

wretched/ˈʉːsɛl/

Meaning

wretched

In Swedish: dålig, värdelös

Forms

Forms of usel
Basic form	usel	with en-words
Neuter	uselt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	usla	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	uslare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	uslast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does usel mean in English?

usel means “wretched”.

Similar words

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Origin

From Old Swedish ūsǣl, ūsal, osæll, from Old Norse úsæll, from Proto-Norse *ᚢᚾᛊᚨᛚᛁᛉ (*unsāliz), Proto-Germanic *unsēliz, from *un- (“un-”) + *sēliz (“happy”).

Nearby common words

usel is number 1,923 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,919släkt family, relatives
1,920hann managed, advanced
1,921nyfiken curious
1,922likadant similarly; in the same manner
1,924förklaring explanation, declaration
1,925cancer cancer
1,926koppling coupling, connection
1,927närma approach, to move closer (to), to approach

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