ræddelig

Danish

Alternative forms

  • rælig

Etymology

A variant of rædderlig. From Old Danish ræthælic, from Old Norse hræðiligr. See rædde. Cognate with Icelandic hræðilegur and Faroese ræðuligur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʁaðəli]

Adjective

ræddelig (neuter ræddeligt, plural and definite singular attributive ræddelige)

  1. (rare) very ugly; horrible
    Synonym: rædderlig
    Coordinate terms: grim, styg, ful, fæl, skrækkelig, forfærdelig

Inflection

Inflection of ræddelig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular ræddelig ræddeligere ræddeligest2
indefinite neuter singular ræddeligt ræddeligere ræddeligest2
plural ræddelige ræddeligere ræddeligest2
definite attributive1 ræddelige ræddeligere ræddeligeste

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

References

“ræddelig” in Den Danske Ordbog

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