ytlig

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Swedish

Etymology

yta (“surface”) +‎ -lig

Adjective

ytlig (comparative ytligare, superlative ytligast)

  1. superficial (occurring only in the surface layer)
    ett ytligt sår
    a superficial wound
  2. (figuratively) superficial, shallow (lacking depth)
    ytlig kunskap
    superficial knowledge
    Han är ytlig. Helt utseendefixerad.
    He is shallow. Totally fixated on looks.

Declension

Inflection of ytlig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular ytlig ytligare ytligast
Neuter singular ytligt ytligare ytligast
Plural ytliga ytligare ytligast
Masculine plural3 ytlige ytligare ytligast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 ytlige ytligare ytligaste
All ytliga ytligare ytligaste
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

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