jammerlig

Danish

Etymology

From jammer +‎ -lig. Compare Middle Low German jamerik, German jämmerlich.

Adjective

jammerlig (neuter jammerligt, plural and definite singular attributive jammerlige)

  1. wretched
  2. pitiable
  3. woebegone

Inflection

Inflection of jammerlig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular jammerlig — —2
indefinite neuter singular jammerligt — —2
plural jammerlige — —2
definite attributive1 jammerlige — —

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms

See also

  • gudsjammerlig

Derived terms

References

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