klantig

Swedish

Etymology

From klant +‎ -ig (“-y”).

Adjective

klantig (comparative klantigare, superlative klantigast)

  1. characterized by blundering ((often) making a clumsy or embarrassing mistake), "klutzy" (in an extended sense that includes being klutzy in non-physical ways)
    ett klantigt misstag
    a dumb ("blundery") mistake
    De var klantiga som inte bokade i förväg
    They screwed up (were "blundery") by not booking in advance
    Han är klantig
    He often blunders (is "blundery")

Declension

Inflection of klantig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular klantig klantigare klantigast
neuter singular klantigt klantigare klantigast
plural klantiga klantigare klantigast
masculine plural2 klantige klantigare klantigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 klantige klantigare klantigaste
all klantiga klantigare klantigaste

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.

References

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