anspråksfull

Swedish

Etymology

anspråk (“claim”) +‎ -s- +‎ -full (“-ful”)

Adjective

anspråksfull (comparative anspråksfullare, superlative anspråksfullast)

1. that (explicitly or implicitly) makes high claims (to something, often greatness or the like)

   Antonym: anspråkslös

   en anspråksfull man

   (if clear from context) a pretentious man (a man that lays claim to being great, etc.)

Declension

Inflection of anspråksfull

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	anspråksfull	anspråksfullare	anspråksfullast
neuter singular	anspråksfullt	anspråksfullare	anspråksfullast
plural	anspråksfulla	anspråksfullare	anspråksfullast
masculine plural2	anspråksfulle	anspråksfullare	anspråksfullast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	anspråksfulle	anspråksfullare	anspråksfullaste
all	anspråksfulla	anspråksfullare	anspråksfullaste

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.

See also

• pretentiös (“pretentious”)

References

• anspråksfull in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• anspråksfull in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)