grundlig
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish grundeliker, equivalent to grund + -lig. Borrowed from Middle Low German grundlik. Compare German gründlich and English groundly.
Adjective
grundlig (comparative grundligare, superlative grundligast)
- 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 |
| 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. | |||
Synonyms
- genomgripande
- ingående
- noggrann
- omsorgsfull
- ordentlig
- utförlig
Antonyms
- ytlig
References
- grundlig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- grundlig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- grundlig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)