oförsiktig

Swedish

Etymology

o- (“un-”) +‎ försiktig (“careful”)

Adjective

oförsiktig (comparative oförsiktigare, superlative oförsiktigast)

1. uncareful

   Synonyms: oaktsam, ovarsam, vårdslös

Usage notes

Often lesser than vårdslös (“reckless”).

Declension

Inflection of oförsiktig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	oförsiktig	oförsiktigare	oförsiktigast
neuter singular	oförsiktigt	oförsiktigare	oförsiktigast
plural	oförsiktiga	oförsiktigare	oförsiktigast
masculine plural2	oförsiktige	oförsiktigare	oförsiktigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	oförsiktige	oförsiktigare	oförsiktigaste
all	oförsiktiga	oförsiktigare	oförsiktigaste

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.

Further reading

• “oförsiktig”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)