uppstudsig

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German upstutzig. Cognate of Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk oppstuss. By surface analysis, upp +‎ studsig.

Adjective

uppstudsig (comparative uppstudsigare, superlative uppstudsigast)

  1. defiant towards someone in a position of authority; insubordinate

Declension

Inflection of uppstudsig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular uppstudsig uppstudsigare uppstudsigast
neuter singular uppstudsigt uppstudsigare uppstudsigast
plural uppstudsiga uppstudsigare uppstudsigast
masculine plural2 uppstudsige uppstudsigare uppstudsigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 uppstudsige uppstudsigare uppstudsigaste
all uppstudsiga uppstudsigare uppstudsigaste

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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