högaktningsfull

Swedish

Etymology

From högaktning +‎ -s- +‎ full. Compare German hochachtungsvoll.

Adjective

högaktningsfull (not comparable)

  1. showing great respect (towards someone in a higher position or the like)
    Det skiter jag högaktningsfullt i
    I, with great respect, do not give a shit about that ("I don't give a single crap about that," common turn of phrase)
  2. (dated, formal, in the form "högaktningsfullt") yours sincerely, yours faithfully
    Högaktningsfullt, Nisse
    Yours faithfully, Nisse

Declension

Inflection of högaktningsfull
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular högaktningsfull
neuter singular högaktningsfullt
plural högaktningsfulla
masculine plural2 högaktningsfulle
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 högaktningsfulle
all högaktningsfulla

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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