kallblodig

Swedish

Etymology

kall +‎ blod +‎ -ig

Adjective

kallblodig (comparative kallblodigare, superlative kallblodigast)

  1. (informal) cold-blooded, ectothermic (having an unregulated body temperature)
    Synonym: växelvarm
    Antonym: varmblodig
  2. cold-blooded (lacking emotion or compunction)

Declension

Inflection of kallblodig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular kallblodig kallblodigare kallblodigast
neuter singular kallblodigt kallblodigare kallblodigast
plural kallblodiga kallblodigare kallblodigast
masculine plural2 kallblodige kallblodigare kallblodigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 kallblodige kallblodigare kallblodigaste
all kallblodiga kallblodigare kallblodigaste

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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