anstötlig

Swedish

Etymology

anstöt +‎ -lig. Compare Danish anstødelig, Norwegian anstøtelig, Dutch aanstootelijk, German anstößig

Adjective

anstötlig (not comparable)

1. offensive, outrageous, objectionable, indecent

Declension

Inflection of anstötlig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	anstötlig	—	—
neuter singular	anstötligt	—	—
plural	anstötliga	—	—
masculine plural2	anstötlige	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	anstötlige	—	—
all	anstötliga	—	—

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.

Synonyms

• förargelseväckande
• stötande
• oanständig

References

• “anstötlig”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “anstötlig”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “anstötlig”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)