No. 12,684 in Swedish
spetsiga
"Spetsiga" means "pointed" or "sharp" in English.
In a sentence
Hennes spetsiga kommentarer gjorde att alla blev tysta.
Her pointed comments caused everyone to become silent.
In this sentence, 'spetsiga' is used metaphorically to describe comments as sharply critical or direct in nature.
Barnen ritade spetsiga berg i sitt landskapsmålning.
The children drew pointed mountains in their landscape painting.
Here, 'spetsiga' is used literally to describe the sharp or pointed peaks of mountains depicted in the drawing.
Jag undvek att sitta på stolen med spetsiga hörn.
I avoided sitting on the chair with pointed corners.
In this usage, 'spetsiga' refers to the pointed physical corners of the chair, indicating sharp edges that might not be comfortable.
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