grundlig

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish grundeliker, equivalent to grund +‎ -lig. Borrowed from Middle Low German grundlik. Compare German gründlich and English groundly.

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Adjective

grundlig (comparative grundligare, superlative grundligast)

  1. thorough, meticulous, careful

Declension

Inflection of grundlig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular grundlig grundligare grundligast
Neuter singular grundligt grundligare grundligast
Plural grundliga grundligare grundligast
Masculine plural3 grundlige grundligare grundligast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 grundlige grundligare grundligaste
All grundliga grundligare grundligaste
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

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