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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?
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.
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