skadelig

Danish

Etymology

From skade (“to harm”) +‎ -lig. Compare German schädlich, English scathely.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skaːdəli/, [ˈsɡ̊æːðəli]

Adjective

skadelig

1. harmful, damaging, detrimental, injurious
2. pernicious

Inflection

Inflection of skadelig
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	skadelig	skadeligere	skadeligst2
Indefinite neuter singular	skadeligt	skadeligere	skadeligst2
Plural	skadelige	skadeligere	skadeligst2
Definite attributive1	skadelige	skadeligere	skadeligste
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.

Synonyms

• (harmful): usund
• (pernicious): perniciøs

Derived terms

• skadelighed
• uskadelig

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From skade +‎ -lig

Adjective

skadelig (neuter singular skadelig, definite singular and plural skadelige)

1. harmful, injurious, detrimental, pernicious

Antonyms

• uskadelig

Derived terms

• miljøskadelig

References

• “skadelig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.