häftig

== Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German heftig. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛfˌtɪ(ɡ)/ === Adjective === häftig (comparative häftigare, superlative häftigast) (sudden and) forceful or intense (like a violent or intense release of energy); violent, intense, fierce, etc. 1861, Hagberg, translation of Shakespeare's Othello, II, 1. Iago speaking easily angered (of a person or their temperament); volatile, hot-tempered, etc. (colloquial) cool ==== Usage notes ==== (sense 3) now dominates in the sense that häftig will be understood as cool as long as something might reasonably be described as cool, rather than as one of the other senses. Often has a slightly more intense feel in (sense 3) compared to cool (which also appears in Swedish), though it's subtle. Bungee jumping is more likely to be described as a "häftig upplevelse (“experience”)" than a "cool upplevelse," for example. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== häftighet (“häftigness”) ==== See also ==== ball cool kraftig tuff === References === häftig in Svensk ordbok (SO) häftig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) häftig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)