utsiktslös
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]utsikt (“prospect”) + -s- + -lös (“-less”)
Adjective
[edit]utsiktslös (not comparable)
- lacking prospects to succeed or turn out well; hopeless, futile
- en utsiktslös kamp mot en oövervinnlig fiende
- a futile battle against an invincible enemy
- en utsiktslös situation
- a hopeless situation
- en utsiktslös karriärväg
- a prospectless career path
Declension
[edit]Inflection of utsiktslös | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | utsiktslös | — | — |
Neuter singular | utsiktslöst | — | — |
Plural | utsiktslösa | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | utsiktslöse | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | utsiktslöse | — | — |
All | utsiktslösa | — | — |
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 |