fladdrig

Swedish

Etymology

fladdra +‎ -ig, literally "fluttery". First attested in 1561.

Adjective

fladdrig (comparative fladdrigare, superlative fladdrigast)

1. floppy, flaccid
2. (figurative) unfocused, scatterbrained

Declension

Inflection of fladdrig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	fladdrig	fladdrigare	fladdrigast
Neuter singular	fladdrigt	fladdrigare	fladdrigast
Plural	fladdriga	fladdrigare	fladdrigast
Masculine plural3	fladdrige	fladdrigare	fladdrigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	fladdrige	fladdrigare	fladdrigaste
All	fladdriga	fladdrigare	fladdrigaste
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

Related terms

• fladder
• fladdra

Further reading

• fladdrig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• fladdrig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• fladdrig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)