uppkäftig

Swedish

Etymology

By surface analysis, upp (“up”) +‎ käft (“jaw”) +‎ -ig (“-y”).

Adjective

uppkäftig (comparative uppkäftigare, superlative uppkäftigast)

  1. rude, disrespectful and provoking in speech
    Vilken uppkäftig liten jävel! ― What a lippy little bastard!

Usage notes

Often though not consistently aimed towards someone older (e.g. a parent or teacher) or of higher social status.

Declension
Inflection of uppkäftig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular uppkäftig uppkäftigare uppkäftigast
Neuter singular uppkäftigt uppkäftigare uppkäftigast
Plural uppkäftiga uppkäftigare uppkäftigast
Masculine plural3 uppkäftige uppkäftigare uppkäftigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 uppkäftige uppkäftigare uppkäftigaste
All uppkäftiga uppkäftigare uppkäftigaste
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
  • uppkäftighet ("uppkäftigness")

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