retlig

Swedish

Etymology

reta (“irritate”) +‎ -lig (“-able”)

Adjective

retlig (comparative retligare, superlative retligast)

1. irritable (easily irritated)

   Synonym: lättretlig

   Hon är på retligt humör

   She's in an irritable mood

2. (mildly) annoying (of a situation or the like)

   Synonym: förarglig

Declension

Inflection of retlig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	retlig	retligare	retligast
neuter singular	retligt	retligare	retligast
plural	retliga	retligare	retligast
masculine plural2	retlige	retligare	retligast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	retlige	retligare	retligaste
all	retliga	retligare	retligaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

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