betänklig

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Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German bedenklich. Cognate of Danish betænkelig, German bedenklich, Dutch bedenkelijk.

Adjective

betänklig (comparative betänkligare, superlative betänkligast)

  1. disconcerting

Declension

Inflection of betänklig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular betänklig betänkligare betänkligast
neuter singular betänkligt betänkligare betänkligast
plural betänkliga betänkligare betänkligast
masculine plural2 betänklige betänkligare betänkligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 betänklige betänkligare betänkligaste
all betänkliga betänkligare betänkligaste

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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