Swedish adjective· top 2,000 most common

äcklig

disgusting/²ɛklɪ(ɡ)/

Meaning

disgusting

In Swedish: som man känner äckel inför

Forms

Forms of äcklig
Basic formäckligwith en-words
Neuteräckligtwith ett-words
Plural and definiteäckligaplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativeäckligare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativeäckligast“-est”, “most …”

Practise äcklig

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What does äcklig mean?

äcklig in a sentence

  • en äcklig lukt
    a disgusting smell
  • äckliga våldsfilmer
    disgusting violent films
  • en äcklig toalett
    a disgusting toilet ["a toilet that evokes a queasy feeling of disgust" – "disgusting" sounds a bit stronger/different, but is the best straightforward translation]
  • Jag tycker harkrankar är äckliga
    I think crane flies are disgusting/icky
  • Olle tycker sparris är äckligt
    Olle thinks asparagus is disgusting/yucky

Questions

What does äcklig mean in English?

äcklig means “disgusting”.

Similar words

illasmakandevidrigmotbjudandeskabbigavskyvärdrävgiftvedervärdig

Origin

From äckel + -lig.

Nearby common words

äcklig is number 1,502 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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