dråplig

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish drāpliker, from Middle Low German draplik (“that hits the target”). Equivalent to dråp (“hit, strike”) +‎ -lig (“-ly”).

Adjective

dråplig (comparative dråpligare, superlative dråpligast)

  1. (archaic) considerable, peculiar, great, mighty, marvelous
  2. poorly executed or going poorly in such a way so as to be unintentionally comical (or laughable)
    Alla gäster körde fel när de skulle till festen. Det var rätt dråpligt.
    All the guests got lost driving to the party. It was a pretty comical.
    en dråplig anklagelse
    a silly / laughable accusation

Declension

Inflection of dråplig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular dråplig dråpligare dråpligast
neuter singular dråpligt dråpligare dråpligast
plural dråpliga dråpligare dråpligast
masculine plural2 dråplige dråpligare dråpligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 dråplige dråpligare dråpligaste
all dråpliga dråpligare dråpligaste

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.

References

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