höggradig

Swedish

Etymology

hög (“high”) +‎ grad (“degree”) +‎ -ig (“-y”)

Adjective

höggradig (comparative höggradigare, superlative höggradigast)

1. of a high degree; high, heavy, severe, etc.

   höggradig stenos

   severe stenosis [common in medical jargon]

   1. (as an adverb) to a high degree; highly, heavily, severely, etc.

      höggradigt berusad

      highly [high-degree-ly] intoxicated

      höggradigt gravid

      heavily pregnant [can also be expressed as höggravid]

      vara höggradigt förbannad / förvånad / kränkt / etc.

      be highly [high-degree-ly] pissed off / surprised / offended / etc. [often somewhat jocular formality when of emotions and the like]

Declension

Inflection of höggradig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	höggradig	höggradigare	höggradigast
Neuter singular	höggradigt	höggradigare	höggradigast
Plural	höggradiga	höggradigare	höggradigast
Masculine plural3	höggradige	höggradigare	höggradigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	höggradige	höggradigare	höggradigaste
All	höggradiga	höggradigare	höggradigaste
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

References

• höggradig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• höggradig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• höggradig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)