medgörlig
Swedish
editEtymology
editAdjective
editmedgörlig (comparative medgörligare, superlative medgörligast)
- willing to go along with what someone wants; accommodating, compliant, tractable, cooperative
- Antonym: omedgörlig
- Han blev mer medgörlig när de hotade honom med tortyrkammaren
- He became more accommodating when they threatened him with the torture chamber
Declension
editInflection of medgörlig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | medgörlig | medgörligare | medgörligast |
Neuter singular | medgörligt | medgörligare | medgörligast |
Plural | medgörliga | medgörligare | medgörligast |
Masculine plural3 | medgörlige | medgörligare | medgörligast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | medgörlige | medgörligare | medgörligaste |
All | medgörliga | medgörligare | medgörligaste |
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 |