kedelig

Danish

Etymology

kede +‎ -lig

Adjective

kedelig

  1. boring
  2. unfortunate, lamentable
    • 2010, Lone Kühlmann, Brødrene Price, Gyldendal A/S →ISBN, page 68
      Det er noget rigtigt kedeligt noget at få at vide ude i byen til en eller anden rådden fest.
      That is a really sad thing to be told out in the town at some rotten party.
    • 2016, Lars Bonnevie, Byen venter, Lindhardt og Ringhof →ISBN
      Der er ikke flere fadererstatninger på lager, og det er jo meget kedeligt.
      There are no more father replacements in store, and that is a very lamentable thing indeed.
    • 2016, Poul-Henrik Trampe, Altid skyldig, Lindhardt og Ringhof →ISBN
      Et meget kedeligt indtryk at rejse hjem med for jer. Kedeligt indtryk af landet.
      A very unfortunate impression for you to go home with. An unfortunate impression of the country.

Inflection
Inflection of kedelig
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular kedelig kedeligere kedeligst2
Neuter singular kedeligt kedeligere kedeligst2
Plural kedelige kedeligere kedeligst2
Definite attributive1 kedelige kedeligere kedeligste
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.

Synonyms
  • røvsyg (informal and vulgar, meaning "extremely boring")

Derived terms
  • kedelighed

References
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