hårresande

Swedish

Etymology

hår (“hair”) +‎ resande (“raising”)

Adjective

hårresande (comparative mer hårresande, superlative mest hårresande)

  1. very (horrifyingly) bad
    hårresande inkompetens
    frightening incompetence
    Inspektörerna fann hårresande konstruktionsfel
    The inspectors found hair-raising construction errors
  2. hair-raising (frightening, horrifying)
    en hårresande skräckfilm
    a hair-raising horror movie

Usage notes

Often of something done so poorly so as to be (figuratively) frightening.

References
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