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hisklig.

terrible, horrible, awful, frightful (causing great (mental) discomfort)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. terrible, horrible, awful, frightful (causing great (mental) discomfort)

    Vi hade en hiskelig otur
    Han ser hiskelig ut
  2. tremendous

    broadly
    köra i hiskelig fart
Where this word comes from

Used since at least 1648. The stem his- or hisk- is also found in the verb hisna + -lig

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.