Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Low German upstutzig. Cognate of Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk oppstuss. By surface analysis, upp +‎ studsig.

Adjective

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uppstudsig (comparative uppstudsigare, superlative uppstudsigast)

  1. defiant towards someone in a position of authority; insubordinate

Declension

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Inflection of uppstudsig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular uppstudsig uppstudsigare uppstudsigast
Neuter singular uppstudsigt uppstudsigare uppstudsigast
Plural uppstudsiga uppstudsigare uppstudsigast
Masculine plural3 uppstudsige uppstudsigare uppstudsigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 uppstudsige uppstudsigare uppstudsigaste
All uppstudsiga uppstudsigare uppstudsigaste
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

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