ödslig

Swedish

Etymology

öde +‎ -lig

Adjective

ödslig (comparative ödsligare, superlative ödsligast)

  1. void of people or human activity, with a desolate or lonely feeling; desolate, lonely
    en ödslig hed
    a desolate moor
    en karg och ödslig plats
    a barren and desolate place
    Häxans hus ligger längst ut på en ödslig klippa
    The witch's house is at the edge of [lies furthest out on] a desolate cliff
    Huset känns tomt och ödsligt efter ungarna flyttade ut
    The house feels empty and lonely after the kids moved out

Declension

Inflection of ödslig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular ödslig ödsligare ödsligast
neuter singular ödsligt ödsligare ödsligast
plural ödsliga ödsligare ödsligast
masculine plural2 ödslige ödsligare ödsligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 ödslige ödsligare ödsligaste
all ödsliga ödsligare ödsligaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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