smålig

Danish

Etymology

From små (“small”) +‎ -lig, from Old Norse smáligr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /smɔli/, [ˈsmʌli]

Adjective

smålig

  1. petty
  2. stingy
  3. fussy
  4. carping, captious

Inflection

Inflection of smålig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular smålig — —2
indefinite neuter singular småligt — —2
plural smålige — —2
definite attributive1 smålige — —

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.

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • smålighed

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From små (“small”) +‎ -lig, from Old Norse smáligr.

Adjective

smålig (neuter singular smålig, definite singular and plural smålige, indefinite comparative småligere or mer smålig, definite comparative småligere or mer smålige, indefinite superlative småligst or mest smålig, definite superlative småligste or mest smålige)

  1. petty
  2. stingy
  3. fussy
  4. carping, captious

Antonyms

  • storsinnet

Derived terms

  • smålighet

References

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