omåttlig

See also: omättlig

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish omateliker. Equivalent to o- (“un-”) +‎ måttlig

Adjective

omåttlig (not comparable)

1. immoderate, excessive

   Han var omåttlig i sitt leverne

   He lived an immoderate life

   att dricka omåttligt

   to drink excessively

2. (intensifier) immensely, extremely ("immoderately," ironically)

   Showen är omåttligt populär

   The show is immensely popular

Usage notes

The intensifier sense might be the most common.

Declension

Inflection of omåttlig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	omåttlig	—	—
neuter singular	omåttligt	—	—
plural	omåttliga	—	—
masculine plural2	omåttlige	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	omåttlige	—	—
all	omåttliga	—	—

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.

Antonyms

• måttlig

References

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