svulstig

Danish

Etymology

svulst +‎ -ig. From German schwulstig.

Adjective

svulstig (neuter svulstigt, plural and definite singular attributive svulstige)

  1. pompous, bombastic, florid, exaggerated
    Synonym: patetisk

Declension

Inflection of svulstig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular svulstig svulstigere svulstigst2
indefinite neuter singular svulstigt svulstigere svulstigst2
plural svulstige svulstigere svulstigst2
definite attributive1 svulstige svulstigere svulstigste

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.

Derived terms

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Swedish

Etymology

svulst (growth; swelling) +‎ -ig (-y). Compare Danish svulstig, German schwulstig, German schwülstig. Doublet of svullen.

Adjective

svulstig (comparative svulstigare, superlative svulstigast)

  1. too ornate, bombastic, grandiloquent

Declension

Inflection of svulstig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular svulstig svulstigare svulstigast
neuter singular svulstigt svulstigare svulstigast
plural svulstiga svulstigare svulstigast
masculine plural2 svulstige svulstigare svulstigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 svulstige svulstigare svulstigaste
all svulstiga svulstigare svulstigaste

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.

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