pillig

Swedish

Adjective

pillig (comparative pilligare, superlative pilligast)

1. (colloquial) finicky, fiddly

   Synonym: pillrig

   Det är pilligt att sy fast knappar

   Sewing buttons on is fiddly

Usage notes

See pilla for intuition.

Declension

Inflection of pillig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	pillig	pilligare	pilligast
neuter singular	pilligt	pilligare	pilligast
plural	pilliga	pilligare	pilligast
masculine plural2	pillige	pilligare	pilligast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	pillige	pilligare	pilligaste
all	pilliga	pilligare	pilligaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Related terms

• pill (“finicky or fiddly activity”)
• pilla

References

• pillig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)