petig

Swedish

From peta (“poke”) +‎ -ig (“-y”).

petig (comparative petigare, superlative petigast)

fussy about details; finicky, nitpicky
Den petige chefen vägrade läsa rapporter som inte var perfekt formaterade
The finicky boss refused to read reports that weren't perfectly formatted

Inflection of petig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative²
Common singular	petig	petigare	petigast
Neuter singular	petigt	petigare	petigast
Plural	petiga	petigare	petigast
Masculine plural³	petige	petigare	petigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular¹	petige	petigare	petigaste
All	petiga	petigare	petigaste
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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