missunnsam

Swedish

Etymology

From missunna (“begrudge”) +‎ -sam (“-some”).

Adjective

missunnsam (comparative missunnsammare, superlative missunnsammast)

  1. grudging, jaundiced ((often) begrudging the success of someone else, not "granting" them their success)

Declension

Inflection of missunnsam
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular missunnsam missunnsammare missunnsammast
neuter singular missunnsamt missunnsammare missunnsammast
plural missunnsamma missunnsammare missunnsammast
masculine plural2 missunnsamme missunnsammare missunnsammast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 missunnsamme missunnsammare missunnsammaste
all missunnsamma missunnsammare missunnsammaste

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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