hårresande
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
hår (“hair”) + resande (“raising”)
Adjective edit
hårresande (comparative mer hårresande, superlative mest hårresande)
- very (horrifyingly) bad
- hårresande inkompetens
- frightening incompetence
- Inspektörerna fann hårresande konstruktionsfel
- The inspectors found hair-raising construction errors
- hair-raising (frightening, horrifying)
- en hårresande skräckfilm
- a hair-raising horror movie
Usage notes edit
Often of something done so poorly so as to be (figuratively) frightening.