motspänstig
Swedish
Adjective
motspänstig (comparative motspänstigare, superlative motspänstigast)
- resisting due to unwillingness to cooperate or go along with something; recalcitrant, refractory
- motspänstiga hästar
- recalcitrant horses
- Synonym: (often less active resistance) motsträvig
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 | |||
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