overmodig
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Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]over + modig or overmod + -ig
Adjective
[edit]overmodig
- too confident that oneself is able to do or achieve something (and attempting something unwise as a result), overconfident
Inflection
[edit]| Inflection of overmodig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | overmodig | overmodigere | overmodigst2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | overmodigt | overmodigere | overmodigst2 |
| Plural | overmodige | overmodigere | overmodigst2 |
| Definite attributive1 | overmodige | overmodigere | overmodigste |
| 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. | |||
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- dumdristig (“foolhardy”)