smålig

Danish

Etymology

From små (“small”) +‎ -lig, from Old Norse smáligr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smɔli/, [ˈsmʌli]

Adjective

smålig

1. petty
2. stingy
3. fussy
4. carping, captious

Inflection

Inflection of smålig
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	smålig	—	—2
Indefinite neuter singular	småligt	—	—2
Plural	smålige	—	—2
Definite attributive1	smålige	—	—
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Antonyms

• storsindet

Derived terms

• smålighed