sliskig

Swedish

Etymology

slisk +‎ -ig

Adjective

sliskig (comparative sliskigare, superlative sliskigast)

1. sickly sweet, cloying (excessively sweet)
2. schmaltzy (excessively sentimental)
3. obsequious

Declension

Inflection of sliskig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	sliskig	sliskigare	sliskigast
neuter singular	sliskigt	sliskigare	sliskigast
plural	sliskiga	sliskigare	sliskigast
masculine plural2	sliskige	sliskigare	sliskigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	sliskige	sliskigare	sliskigaste
all	sliskiga	sliskigare	sliskigaste

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.

Derived terms

• sötsliskig

References

• sliskig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• sliskig in Svensk ordbok (SO)