obotlig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish oboteliker, equivalent to o- +‎ bota +‎ -lig.

Adjective

obotlig (comparative mer obotlig, superlative mest obotlig)

  1. incurable (unable to be cured)
    Antonym: botbar
    Olof har en obotlig sjukdom.
    Olof has an incurable disease.
  2. (figuratively) incurable, irremediable, incorrigible
    Ingrid är en obotlig optimist.
    Ingrid is an incorrigible optimist.

Declension

Inflection of obotlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular obotlig mer obotlig mest obotlig
neuter singular obotligt mer obotligt mest obotligt
plural obotliga mer obotliga mest obotliga
masculine plural2 obotlige mer obotliga mest obotliga
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 obotlige mer obotlige mest obotlige
all obotliga mer obotliga mest obotliga

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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