From kraft +‎ -ig.

kraftig (neuter kraftigt, plural and definite singular attributive kraftige)

1. powerful
2. strong
3. robust
4. sturdy
5. vigorous
6. heavy
7. (as an adverb) heavily (rain)

   Det har regnet kraftigt på det sidste

   It has been raining heavily lately

• slagkraftig
• livskraftig

• “kraftig” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “kraftig” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

kraftig (neuter singular kraftig, definite singular and plural kraftige, comparative kraftigere, indefinite superlative kraftigst, definite superlative kraftigste)

1. powerful
2. strong
3. heavy (rain, snow etc.)
4. (as an adverb) heavily (rain)

• bærekraftig
• livskraftig

• “kraftig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /²krɑftɪ/

kraftig (neuter singular kraftig, definite singular and plural kraftige, comparative kraftigare, indefinite superlative kraftigast, definite superlative kraftigaste)

1. powerful
2. strong
3. heavy (rain, snow etc.)

• livskraftig

• “kraftig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

kraft (“power, force”) +‎ -ig (“-y”)

kraftig (comparative kraftigare, superlative kraftigast)

1. having great force; powerful, strong, etc.

   en kraftig explosion

   a powerful explosion

   En kraftig smäll hördes över staden vid tvåtiden

   A loud bang was heard across the city around two o'clock

   en kraftig kollision mellan två bilar

   a violent collision between two cars

   Bron stängdes av i båda riktningarna på grund av kraftiga vindar

   The bridge was closed in both directions due to high winds

   Flygplanet råkade ut för kraftig turbulens

   The airplane encountered severe turbulence

   1. heavy (of weather conditions)

      kraftigt regn

      heavy rain

      kraftigt snöfall

      heavy snowfall

2. (figuratively) constituting a high degree of something; severe, sharp, strong, etc.

   Kraftiga prisökningar väntas

   Sharp increases in prices are expected

   företagets kraftiga tillväxt

   the strong growth of the company

   Snöovädret har orsakat kraftiga förseningar i tågtrafiken

   The snowstorm has caused major delays on train lines

   kraftigt berusad

   heavily intoxicated

3. (of a person, animal, or body part) sturdy (strongly and solidly built); (of a thing) big and firm, sturdy (thus often conveying a sense of being able to withstand or exert great force, for people, animals, or things)

   skogshuggarens kraftiga armar

   the sturdy arms of the lumberjack

   en kraftig port som man inte forcerar i första taget

   a sturdy door that's not easily forced

   stora, tjocka, kraftiga pelare

   big, thick, powerful pillars

   kraftig ved

   sturdy logs

4. (euphemistic) fat; heavy-set, stout, etc.

   Menar du han som är lite kraftig?

   Do you mean the guy who's a bit heavy-set?

   kraftiga lår

   large thighs (when not of muscularity – next-most neutral term after stora (“large”))

• kraftighet

• grov
• hård
• häftig
• kraftfull
• rejäl
• robust
• stark

• “kraftig”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “kraftig”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “kraftig”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

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