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slarvig

Swedish

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Etymology

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slarv +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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slarvig (comparative slarvigare, superlative slarvigast)

  1. sloppy, careless (careless or imprecise)
    Hon blir alltmer slarvig i sitt arbete
    She is becoming increasingly sloppy in her work
    Undersökningen avslöjade slarviga övervakningsförfaranden
    The investigation revealed sloppy monitoring procedures
    Slarviga människor handlar utan tillbörlig omsorg
    Sloppy people act without due care

Declension

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Inflection of slarvig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular slarvig slarvigare slarvigast
Neuter singular slarvigt slarvigare slarvigast
Plural slarviga slarvigare slarvigast
Masculine plural3 slarvige slarvigare slarvigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 slarvige slarvigare slarvigaste
All slarviga slarvigare slarvigaste
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

Synonyms

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  • slarv (“sloppiness, carelessness”)
  • slarva (“to be sloppy or careless”)

References

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Anagrams

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