plåga + -sam. Attested since 1712. Compare Danish plagsom. See also English plaguesome.
plågsam (comparative plågsammare, superlative plågsammast)
More painful-sounding compared to "painful" by default, but not necessarily (though sometimes) of excruciating pain.
Inflection of plågsam | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | plågsam | plågsammare | plågsammast |
Neuter singular | plågsamt | plågsammare | plågsammast |
Plural | plågsamma | plågsammare | plågsammast |
Masculine plural3 | plågsamme | plågsammare | plågsammast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | plågsamme | plågsammare | plågsammaste |
All | plågsamma | plågsammare | plågsammaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |