brottslig

Swedish

Etymology

brott +‎ -s- +‎ -lig

Adjective

brottslig (comparative brottsligare, superlative brottsligast)

  1. criminal (in violation of penal law)
    Synonyms: kriminell, straffbar

Declension

Inflection of brottslig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular brottslig brottsligare brottsligast
neuter singular brottsligt brottsligare brottsligast
plural brottsliga brottsligare brottsligast
masculine plural2 brottslige brottsligare brottsligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 brottslige brottsligare brottsligaste
all brottsliga brottsligare brottsligaste

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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