krampaktig
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]kramp (“cramp”) + -aktig (“-like, -ish”)
Adjective
[edit]krampaktig (comparative krampaktigare, superlative krampaktigast)
- reminiscent or indicative of a cramp; spasmodic, convulsive
- (figurative) with a hard grip, desperate
- Han höll krampaktigt tag om grenen medan han dinglade över stupet
- He desperately held on to the branch while dangling over the precipice
- krampaktiga försök att rättfärdiga det oförsvarliga
- desperate attempts to justify the unjustifiable
Declension
[edit]Inflection of krampaktig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | krampaktig | krampaktigare | krampaktigast |
Neuter singular | krampaktigt | krampaktigare | krampaktigast |
Plural | krampaktiga | krampaktigare | krampaktigast |
Masculine plural3 | krampaktige | krampaktigare | krampaktigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | krampaktige | krampaktigare | krampaktigaste |
All | krampaktiga | krampaktigare | krampaktigaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |