No. 1,013 in Swedish

dryg

Arrogant, smug, or tedious.

In a sentence

Han var dryg och trodde alltid att han visste bäst.
He was arrogant and always believed he knew best.
Here, 'dryg' is used to describe someone as arrogant, exhibiting an overconfident or condescending attitude.
Det tog en dryg timme att avsluta projektet.
It took a little over an hour to finish the project.
In this usage, 'dryg' means 'a little more than' when referring to measurements or durations.
Det var ett drygt arbete att städa hela huset.
It was rather tiresome work to clean the entire house.
Here, 'dryg' signifies 'tedious or tiresome,' referring to a task that requires significant effort or is quite challenging.

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