gruvlig

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish gruveliker, from Middle Low German grūwelik. Compare German greulich, Dutch gruwelijk.

Adjective

gruvlig (comparative gruvligare, superlative gruvligast)

  1. gruesome

Declension

Inflection of gruvlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular gruvlig gruvligare gruvligast
neuter singular gruvligt gruvligare gruvligast
plural gruvliga gruvligare gruvligast
masculine plural2 gruvlige gruvligare gruvligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 gruvlige gruvligare gruvligaste
all gruvliga gruvligare gruvligaste

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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