antagelig

Danish

Etymology 1

From antage +‎ -lig.

Adjective

antagelig (neuter antageligt, plural and definite singular attributive antagelige)

1. acceptable, reasonable, justifiable

   Synonym: uantagelig

   1. (as an adverb) quite a lot

      Synonym: betydelig

Declension

Inflection of antagelig

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	antagelig	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	antageligt	—	—2
plural	antagelige	—	—2
definite attributive1	antagelige	—	—

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.

Etymology 2

Same as above. Compare Swedish antagligen.

Alternative forms

• antageligen (obsolete)

Adverb

antagelig

1. probably

   Synonym: (uncommon) antageligvis

References

• “antagelig” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• antakelig

Etymology

Inherited from Danish antagelig, which in Danish and Riksmål consists of antage +‎ -lig. In modern Bokmål, the verb antage is replaced with anta.

Adverb

antagelig

1. probably
2. acceptable

Derived terms

• antageligvis

Descendants

• → Norwegian Nynorsk: antakeleg

References

• “antagelig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “antagelig” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).