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Swedish
Etymology
öde + -lig
Adjective
ödslig (comparative ödsligare, superlative ödsligast)
- void of people or human activity, with a desolate or lonely feeling; desolate, lonely
en ödslig hed- a desolate moor
en karg och ödslig plats- a barren and desolate place
Häxans hus ligger längst ut på en ödslig klippa- The witch's house is at the edge of a desolate cliff
Huset känns tomt och ödsligt efter ungarna flyttade ut- The house feels empty and lonely after the kids moved out
Declension
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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