mustig

Swedish

Etymology

must +‎ -ig. Compare Danish mostig and German mostig.

Adjective

mustig (comparative mustigare, superlative mustigast)

  1. (of food and drink) richly savory
    en mustig viltgryta
    a rich game stew
    ett mustigt mörkt öl
    a rich dark beer
    Synonyms: saftig, fyllig, kraftig
  2. (figuratively) juicy, piquant, coarse (of a story, etc.)
    En mustig historia full av kärleksintriger
    A juicy story full of love intrigue

Declension
Inflection of mustig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular mustig mustigare mustigast
Neuter singular mustigt mustigare mustigast
Plural mustiga mustigare mustigast
Masculine plural3 mustige mustigare mustigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 mustige mustigare mustigaste
All mustiga mustigare mustigaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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