obönhörlig

Swedish

Etymology

o- (“un-”) +‎ bön (“prayer, plea”) +‎ höra (“hear”) +‎ -lig (“-ly”)

Adjective

obönhörlig (comparative obönhörligare, superlative obönhörligast)

  1. that won't yield or stop (despite pleas or wishes, of a person or thing); inexorable, relentless
    Synonym: obeveklig
    Han var obönhörlig i sina hårda krav
    He was unyielding in his harsh demands

Declension

Inflection of obönhörlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular obönhörlig obönhörligare obönhörligast
neuter singular obönhörligt obönhörligare obönhörligast
plural obönhörliga obönhörligare obönhörligast
masculine plural2 obönhörlige obönhörligare obönhörligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 obönhörlige obönhörligare obönhörligaste
all obönhörliga obönhörligare obönhörligaste

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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