mothårs
Swedish
editEtymology
editmot (“against”) + hår (“hair”)
Adverb
editmothårs (not comparable)
- (usually with stryka (“stroke”)) against the direction of hair growth
- Stryk inte katten mothårs!
- Don't stroke the cat the wrong way!
- (with stryka (“stroke”), figuratively) in a way that doesn't try to please or ingratiate
- en bok som stryker läsarna mothårs
- a book that doesn't try to please its readers