oredlig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish oredhelika, equivalent to o- +‎ redlig. Compare Middle Low German unredelik, German unredlich.

Adjective

oredlig (comparative oredligare, superlative oredligast)

1. dishonest, fraudulent

Declension

Inflection of oredlig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	oredlig	oredligare	oredligast
Neuter singular	oredligt	oredligare	oredligast
Plural	oredliga	oredligare	oredligast
Masculine plural3	oredlige	oredligare	oredligast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	oredlige	oredligare	oredligaste
All	oredliga	oredligare	oredligaste
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

Derived terms

• oredlighet

References

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