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Danish
Etymology
kede + -lig
Adjective
kedelig
- boring
- unfortunate, lamentable
2010, Lone Kühlmann, Brødrene Price, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 68:Det er noget rigtigt kedeligt noget at få at vide ude i byen til en eller anden rådden fest.- That is a really sad thing to be told out in the town at some rotten party.
2016, Lars Bonnevie, Byen venter, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:Der er ikke flere fadererstatninger på lager, og det er jo meget kedeligt.- There are no more father replacements in store, and that is a very lamentable thing indeed.
2016, Poul-Henrik Trampe, Altid skyldig, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:Et meget kedeligt indtryk at rejse hjem med for jer. Kedeligt indtryk af landet.- A very unfortunate impression for you to go home with. An unfortunate impression of the country.
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.
Synonyms
- røvsyg (informal and vulgar, meaning "extremely boring")
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