højtidelig

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Danish

Etymology

From højtid (important occasion, celebration) +‎ -e- +‎ -lig. Compare with Swedish högtidlig.

Adjective

højtidelig

  1. ceremonious, solemn (characterized by ceremonial formality or solemnity)
  2. pretentious, thinking highly of itself

Inflection

Inflection of højtidelig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular højtidelig mere højtidelig mest højtidelig2
indefinite neuter singular højtideligt mere højtidelig mest højtidelig2
plural højtidelige mere højtidelig mest højtidelig2
definite attributive1 højtidelige mere højtidelig mest højtidelige

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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