ængstelig

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Danish

Etymology

Formed from angst (anxious, alarmed) +‎ -e- +‎ -lig

Pronunciation

Adjective

ængstelig

  1. anxious

Inflection

Inflection of ængstelig
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular ængstelig ængsteligere ængsteligst2
Indefinite neuter singular ængsteligt ængsteligere ængsteligst2
Plural ængstelige ængsteligere ængsteligst2
Definite attributive1 ængstelige ængsteligere ængsteligste
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.

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