hotfull

Swedish

Etymology

hot (“threat”) +‎ -full (“-full”)

Adjective

hotfull (comparative hotfullare, superlative hotfullast)

  1. threatening
    Mannen uppträdde hotfullt
    The man behaved in a threatening manner
  2. menacing
    en hotfull blick
    a menacing look
  3. ominous

Usage notes
  • Comparative and superlative are also commonly constructed by mer and mest, respectively

Inflection
Inflection of hotfull
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular hotfull hotfullare hotfullast
Neuter singular hotfullt hotfullare hotfullast
Plural hotfulla hotfullare hotfullast
Masculine plural3 hotfulle hotfullare hotfullast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 hotfulle hotfullare hotfullaste
All hotfulla hotfullare hotfullaste
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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