skändlig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skændeliker, from Middle Low German schendelīk (equivalent to German schändlich), from German Schande (“disgrace”). Equivalent to skända +‎ -lig.

Adjective

skändlig (comparative skändligare, superlative skändligast)

  1. infamous, nefarious, heinous, atrocious
    Synonyms: infam, skamlig, skymflig

Declension

Inflection of skändlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular skändlig skändligare skändligast
neuter singular skändligt skändligare skändligast
plural skändliga skändligare skändligast
masculine plural2 skändlige skändligare skändligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 skändlige skändligare skändligaste
all skändliga skändligare skändligaste

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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