tämligen

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German temmelîken. Cognate of German ziemlich, Dutch tamelijk, Danish temmelig.

Adverb

tämligen (not comparable)

rather, quite
en tämligen svår fråga
a rather difficult question

See also

References

tämligen in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
tämligen in Svensk ordbok (SO)
tämlig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
tämeliker in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 2:1: M-T

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