hisklig

Swedish

Used since at least 1648. The stem his- or hisk- is also found in the verb hisna +‎ -lig

hisklig (comparative hiskligare, superlative hiskligast)

terrible, horrible, awful, frightful (causing great (mental) discomfort)
Vi hade en hiskelig otur
We had terribly bad luck

Han ser hiskelig ut
He looks hideous

Han tyckte skräckfilmen var rent hiskelig
He thought the horror movie was downright horrifying

Det senaste året har oljepriset visat en hisklig berg-och-dalbanefärd
In the last year, the oil price has shown a frightful roller coaster ride
(by extension) tremendous
köra i hiskelig fart
drive at a breakneck speed

Inflection of hisklig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative²
Common singular	hisklig	hiskligare	hiskligast
Neuter singular	hiskligt	hiskligare	hiskligast
Plural	hiskliga	hiskligare	hiskligast
Masculine plural³	hisklige	hiskligare	hiskligast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular¹	hisklige	hiskligare	hiskligaste
All	hiskliga	hiskligare	hiskligaste
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