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Swedish
Etymology
yta (“surface”) + -lig
Adjective
ytlig (comparative ytligare, superlative ytligast)
- superficial (occurring only in the surface layer)
ett ytligt sår- a superficial wound
- (figuratively) superficial, shallow (lacking depth)
ytlig kunskap- superficial knowledge
Han är ytlig. Helt utseendefixerad.- He is shallow. Totally fixated on looks.
Declension
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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