hisklig

== Swedish == === Alternative forms === hiskelig (more common) === Etymology === Used since at least 1648. The stem his- or hisk- is also found in the verb hisna +‎ -lig === Adjective === hisklig (comparative hiskligare, superlative hiskligast) terrible, horrible, awful, frightful (causing great (mental) discomfort) (by extension) tremendous ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (frightful): hemsk, förskräcklig, förfärlig, gräslig, faslig, ryslig ==== Related terms ==== hisklighet === References === hisklig in Svensk ordbok (SO) hisklig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) hisklig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)