slapphänt

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Swedish

Etymology

slapp (“limp”) +‎ -hänt (“handed”)

Adjective

slapphänt (comparative slapphäntare, superlative slapphäntast)

  1. lax
    slapphänt hantering av brottsligheten
    lax approach to dealing with crime
  2. (overly) indulgent (too lax)
    Synonyms: släpphänt, eftergiven
    slapphänt med barnen
    indulgent towards the kids

Declension

Inflection of slapphänt
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular slapphänt slapphäntare slapphäntast
neuter singular slapphänt slapphäntare slapphäntast
plural slapphänta slapphäntare slapphäntast
masculine plural2 slapphänte slapphäntare slapphäntast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 slapphänte slapphäntare slapphäntaste
all slapphänta slapphäntare slapphäntaste

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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