motspänstig

Swedish

Etymology

mot + spänstig

Adjective

motspänstig (comparative motspänstigare, superlative motspänstigast)

  1. resisting due to unwillingness to cooperate or go along with something; recalcitrant, refractory
    Synonym: (often less active resistance) motsträvig
    motspänstiga hästar
    recalcitrant horses

Declension

Inflection of motspänstig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular motspänstig motspänstigare motspänstigast
Neuter singular motspänstigt motspänstigare motspänstigast
Plural motspänstiga motspänstigare motspänstigast
Masculine plural3 motspänstige motspänstigare motspänstigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 motspänstige motspänstigare motspänstigaste
All motspänstiga motspänstigare motspänstigaste
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

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