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Danish
Etymology
From alvor (“seriousness”) + -lig, from Old Norse alvarligr.
Pronunciation
Adjective
alvorlig
- serious (important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play)
- grave
- earnest
- grievous
- (adverbial) seriously, gravely, earnestly, severely, grievously, thoroughly
Inflection
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.
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From alvor + -lig.
Adjective
alvorlig (neuter singular alvorlig, definite singular and plural alvorlige, comparative alvorligere, indefinite superlative alvorligst, definite superlative alvorligste)
- serious, severe, grave
Derived terms
Adverb
alvorlig
- seriously
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