beskedlig

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish beskedheliker, superficially equivalent to besked +‎ -lig. Compare Dutch bescheidenlijk, German bescheiden.

Adjective

beskedlig (comparative beskedligare, superlative beskedligast)

  1. kind, good-natured, obliging
  2. moderate, modest, unassuming
  3. (transferred sense) tame, unexciting
    en beskedlig bil
    an unexciting car

Declension

Inflection of beskedlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular beskedlig beskedligare beskedligast
neuter singular beskedligt beskedligare beskedligast
plural beskedliga beskedligare beskedligast
masculine plural2 beskedlige beskedligare beskedligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 beskedlige beskedligare beskedligaste
all beskedliga beskedligare beskedligaste

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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