handgriplig
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
hand (“hand”) + gripa (“grip”) + -lig (“-ly”)
Adjective[edit]
handgriplig (not comparable)
- done with the hands, physical (often in a rough manner)
- (figuratively) palpable
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of handgriplig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | handgriplig | — | — |
| Neuter singular | handgripligt | — | — |
| Plural | handgripliga | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | handgriplige | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | handgriplige | — | — |
| All | handgripliga | — | — |
| 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 | |||