flåshurtig
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From flåsa (“to pant”) + hurtig.
Adjective edit
flåshurtig (comparative flåshurtigare, superlative flåshurtigast)
- overly full of energy and pep, in a tiring or goody two shoes way
- Synonym: hurtfrisk
- En flåshurtig programledare ― An excruciatingly peppy TV host
Usage notes edit
Often about athleticism, but also about other behavior considered overly peppy.
Declension edit
| Inflection of flåshurtig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | flåshurtig | flåshurtigare | flåshurtigast |
| Neuter singular | flåshurtigt | flåshurtigare | flåshurtigast |
| Plural | flåshurtiga | flåshurtigare | flåshurtigast |
| Masculine plural3 | flåshurtige | flåshurtigare | flåshurtigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | flåshurtige | flåshurtigare | flåshurtigaste |
| All | flåshurtiga | flåshurtigare | flåshurtigaste |
| 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 | |||