retlig

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Swedish

Etymology

reta (“irritate”) +‎ -lig (“-able”)

Adjective

retlig (comparative retligare, superlative retligast)

  1. irritable (easily irritated)
    Synonym: lättretlig
    Hon är på retligt humör
    She's in an irritable mood
  2. (mildly) annoying (of a situation or the like)
    Synonym: förarglig

Declension

Inflection of retlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular retlig retligare retligast
neuter singular retligt retligare retligast
plural retliga retligare retligast
masculine plural2 retlige retligare retligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 retlige retligare retligaste
all retliga retligare retligaste

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.

References

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