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Danish
Etymology
From eventyr (“fairytale”) + -lig (“-ly”), compare German abenteuerlich (“adventurous”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
eventyrlig (neuter eventyrligt, plural and definite singular attributive eventyrlige)
- fantastic, marvellous, magical
- 1883, Henrik Pontoppidan, Sandinge Menighed: og andre Noveller og Skitser, repr. 2015, Gyldendal A/S →ISBN
De gjorde sig de eventyrligste Forestillinger om, hvad disse bestandig omtalte Gendarmer egentlig var for Væsner, og hvad der vilde ske, naar de endelig ankom.- They made for themselves the most fanciful conceptions of what sort of creatures these constantly discussed gensdarmes actually were, and what would happen when they finally arrived.
- 1792, Jens Baggesen, Labyrinten, repr. 2015, Gyldendal A/S →ISBN
Hvad er skiønnere, naturligere, eventyrligere, meere fortryllende end en Serenade?- What is more beautiful, more natural, more magical, more enchanting than a serenade?
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