bakslug

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of bak (adverb) +‎ slug. First attested in 1739.

Adjective

bakslug (comparative mer bakslug, superlative mest bakslug)

1. sly, crafty, wily

Declension

Inflection of bakslug
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	bakslug	mer bakslug	mest bakslug
Neuter singular	bakslugt	mer bakslugt	mest bakslugt
Plural	baksluga	mer baksluga	mest baksluga
Masculine plural3	baksluge	mer baksluga	mest baksluga
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	baksluge	mer baksluge	mest baksluge
All	baksluga	mer baksluga	mest baksluga
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Further reading

• bakslug in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker