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Swedish
Etymology
From högaktning + -s- + full. Compare German hochachtungsvoll.
Adjective
högaktningsfull (not (comparable))
- showing great respect (towards someone in a higher position or the like)
Det skiter jag högaktningsfullt i- I, with great respect, do not give a shit about that ("I don't give a single crap about that," common turn of phrase)
- (dated, formal, in the form "högaktningsfullt") yours sincerely, yours faithfully
Högaktningsfullt, Nisse- Yours faithfully, Nisse
Declension
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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