väluppfostrad
Swedish
Etymology
From väl (“well”) + uppfostrad (“raised”).
Adjective
väluppfostrad (comparative mer väluppfostrad, superlative mest väluppfostrad)
- well-mannered, taken to be the result of a good upbringing; well-brought-up
- Antonym: ouppfostrad
Declension
| Inflection of väluppfostrad | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | väluppfostrad | — | — |
| Neuter singular | väluppfostrat | — | — |
| Plural | väluppfostrade | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | väluppfostrade | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | väluppfostrade | — | — |
| All | väluppfostrade | — | — |
| 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 | |||
References
- väluppfostrad in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- väluppfostrad in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)