vedervärdig

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Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German wedderwerdich. Cognate of German widerwärtig. First half of compound related to veder-, second half of compound cognate with German -wärtig, Gothic -𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍃 (-wairþs), English -ward. Original meaning literally "turned against". Compare vidrig, English witherward, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍃 (wiþrawairþs) and Norwegian Bokmål viderverdig.

Adjective

vedervärdig (comparative vedervärdigare, superlative vedervärdigast)

  1. repulsive, despicable, execrable

Declension

Inflection of vedervärdig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular vedervärdig vedervärdigare vedervärdigast
neuter singular vedervärdigt vedervärdigare vedervärdigast
plural vedervärdiga vedervärdigare vedervärdigast
masculine plural2 vedervärdige vedervärdigare vedervärdigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 vedervärdige vedervärdigare vedervärdigaste
all vedervärdiga vedervärdigare vedervärdigaste

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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