ondskefull

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ondsko fulder, equivalent to ondska (“evil”) +‎ -e- +‎ -full (“-ful”) ("full of evil").

Adjective

ondskefull (comparative ondskefullare, superlative ondskefullast)

  1. evil, sinister, malevolent, wicked
    en ondskefull plan
    an evil plan
    ett ondskefullt skratt
    an evil laugh
    Han är riktigt ondskefull
    He is really evil

Usage notes

Mostly synonymous with ond (“evil”) as expected from "full of evil." Sometimes sounds better when something is indicative of evil rather than being an evil being in itself, like an evil plan or an evil laugh.

Declension

Inflection of ondskefull
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular ondskefull ondskefullare ondskefullast
neuter singular ondskefullt ondskefullare ondskefullast
plural ondskefulla ondskefullare ondskefullast
masculine plural2 ondskefulle ondskefullare ondskefullast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 ondskefulle ondskefullare ondskefullaste
all ondskefulla ondskefullare ondskefullaste

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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