styvmoderlig

Swedish

Etymology

From styvmoder +‎ -lig. Compare Dutch stiefmoederlijk.

Adjective

styvmoderlig (comparative styvmoderligare, superlative styvmoderligast)

  1. unfair, disadvantageous (treated with less care or warmth than deserved, as by a cruel stepmother)

Declension

Inflection of styvmoderlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular styvmoderlig styvmoderligare styvmoderligast
neuter singular styvmoderligt styvmoderligare styvmoderligast
plural styvmoderliga styvmoderligare styvmoderligast
masculine plural2 styvmoderlige styvmoderligare styvmoderligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 styvmoderlige styvmoderligare styvmoderligaste
all styvmoderliga styvmoderligare styvmoderligaste

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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