otydlig

Swedish

Etymology

o- +‎ tydlig. Cognate of Danish utydelig, German undeutlich.

Adjective

otydlig (comparative otydligare, superlative otydligast)

  1. unclear, fuzzy, indistinct
    Synonyms: oskarp, suddig
    Gränsen mellan fantasi och verklighet blev otydlig
    The boundary between fantasy and reality became blurred
  2. (figurative) unclear, vague, imprecise
    Synonyms: oklar, vag
    en otydlig förklaring
    an unclear explanation
    otydliga riktlinjer
    unclear guidelines

Declension
Inflection of otydlig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular otydlig otydligare otydligast
Neuter singular otydligt otydligare otydligast
Plural otydliga otydligare otydligast
Masculine plural3 otydlige otydligare otydligast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 otydlige otydligare otydligaste
All otydliga otydligare otydligaste
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

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