hederlig
Meaning
honourable; honest
In Swedish: som arbetar med moraliskt godtagbara metoder, ärlig
Forms
| Basic form | hederlig | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | hederligt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | hederliga | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | hederligare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | hederligast | “-est”, “most …” |
Practise hederlig
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hederlig in a sentence
- hederliga argumentsound arguments
- en hederlig människaan honest man
- När datorerna lade av, fick vi ta till gamla hederliga skrivmaskinerWhen the computers went down, we had to resort to good ("honest") old-fashioned typewriters
Words built with hederlig
- genomhederlig downright honest
Questions
What does hederlig mean in English?
hederlig means “honourable, honest”.
Similar words
rättskaffensrättrådig
Origin
From Old Swedish hēþerliker, equivalent to heder + -lig
Nearby common words
hederlig is number 4,240 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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