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 [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “hisklig”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “hisklig”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)