smått

See also: smátt

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Adjective

smått

  1. neuter singular of liten
  2. neuter singular of små

Swedish

Etymology

From små.

Adjective

smått (not comparable)

  1. (often nominalized) small
    smått folk
    small people (children, etc.)

Derived terms

Adverb

smått (not comparable)

  1. slightly, a bit
    Han började bli smått orolig
    He was starting to get a bit worried
    De började bli smått rasande på honom
    They were getting ever-so-slightly furious with him
  2. (in "så smått") slowly
    Våren börjar så smått komma
    Spring is slowly arriving
    Ekonomin började så smått återhämta sig
    The economy was slowly starting to recover
  3. (in some expressions) pretty (idiomatically)
    Det är smått otroligt!
    It's pretty incredible!

References
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