ståtlig

See also: statlig

Swedish

Adjective

ståtlig (comparative ståtligare, superlative ståtligast)

  1. grand, magnificent, stately
    ett ståtligt palats
    a magnificent palace
  2. (of a person or animal, usually male) well-built, tall, handsome
    en ståtlig karl
    a tall, handsome man

Usage notes

"Pretty in a grand way" could be another gloss (or more or less grand way for a person or animal).

Declension

Inflection of ståtlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular ståtlig ståtligare ståtligast
neuter singular ståtligt ståtligare ståtligast
plural ståtliga ståtligare ståtligast
masculine plural2 ståtlige ståtligare ståtligast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 ståtlige ståtligare ståtligaste
all ståtliga ståtligare ståtligaste

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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