betænkelig

Danish

Etymology

From be- +‎ tænke +‎ -lig.

Adjective

betænkelig (neuter betænkeligt, plural and definite singular attributive betænkelige)

  1. timid, anxious, doubtful, uneasy (someone who is worried about something and therefore hesitates to act or make a decision)
    Coordinate term: betænksom

Inflection

Inflection of betænkelig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular betænkelig — —2
indefinite neuter singular betænkeligt — —2
plural betænkelige — —2
definite attributive1 betænkelige — —

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.

Derived terms

  • betænkelighed
  • ubetænkelig

References

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