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Swedish
Etymology
By surface analysis, lång (“far”) + sökt (“sought”).
Adjective
långsökt (comparative mer långsökt, superlative mest långsökt)
- far-fetched (difficult to believe)
Det verkar långsökt att han skulle skjutit sig själv trettio gånger- It seems far-fetched that he would've shot himself thirty times
- contrived (unnatural, forced)
- Synonym: krystad
ett långsökt skämt- a contrived joke
Declension
Inflection of långsökt
| Indefinite
|
positive
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comparative
|
superlative1
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| common singular
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långsökt
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mer långsökt
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mest långsökt
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| neuter singular
|
långsökt
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mer långsökt
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mest långsökt
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| plural
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långsökta
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mer långsökta
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mest långsökta
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| masculine plural2
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långsökte
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mer långsökta
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mest långsökta
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|
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| Definite
|
positive
|
comparative
|
superlative
|
| masculine singular3
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långsökte
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mer långsökte
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mest långsökte
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| all
|
långsökta
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mer långsökta
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mest långsökta
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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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