motsträvig

Swedish

Etymology

mot (“against”) +‎ sträva (“strive”) +‎ -ig (“-y”).

Adjective

motsträvig (comparative motsträvigare, superlative motsträvigast)

  1. putting up resistance due to unwillingness to cooperate or go along with something; recalcitrant, uncooperative, stubborn
    Synonym: (often more active resistance) motspänstig
    en motsträvig fånge som vägrar svara på frågor
    an uncooperative prisoner who refuses to answer questions

Declension

Inflection of motsträvig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular motsträvig motsträvigare motsträvigast
neuter singular motsträvigt motsträvigare motsträvigast
plural motsträviga motsträvigare motsträvigast
masculine plural2 motsträvige motsträvigare motsträvigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 motsträvige motsträvigare motsträvigaste
all motsträviga motsträvigare motsträvigaste

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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