krampaktig
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
kramp (“cramp”) + -aktig (“-like, -ish”)
Adjective edit
krampaktig (comparative krampaktigare, superlative krampaktigast)
- reminiscent or indicative of a cramp; spasmodic, convulsive
- (figurative) with a hard grip, desperate
- Han höll krampaktigt tag om grenen medan han dinglade över stupet
- He desperately held on to the branch while dangling over the precipice
- krampaktiga försök att rättfärdiga det oförsvarliga
- desperate attempts to justify the unjustifiable
Declension edit
| Inflection of krampaktig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | krampaktig | krampaktigare | krampaktigast |
| Neuter singular | krampaktigt | krampaktigare | krampaktigast |
| Plural | krampaktiga | krampaktigare | krampaktigast |
| Masculine plural3 | krampaktige | krampaktigare | krampaktigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | krampaktige | krampaktigare | krampaktigaste |
| All | krampaktiga | krampaktigare | krampaktigaste |
| 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 | |||