afskyelig

Danish

Etymology

From afsky (“avertion, loathing”) +‎ -lig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /avskyːəli/, [ɑwˈsɡ̊yːˀəli]

Adjective

afskyelig (neuter afskyeligt, plural and definite singular attributive afskyelige)

  1. hateful
  2. detestable
  3. abominable
  4. odious
  5. disgusting
  6. loathsome
  7. atrocious
  8. vile
  9. (adverbial) hatefully, detestably, abominably, odiously, disgustingly, atrociously, vilely

Inflection

Inflection of afskyelig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular afskyelig mere afskyelig mest afskyelig2
indefinite neuter singular afskyeligt mere afskyelig mest afskyelig2
plural afskyelige mere afskyelig mest afskyelig2
definite attributive1 afskyelige mere afskyelig mest afskyelige

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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