Swedish adjective

obotlig

incurable

Meaning

incurable

In Swedish: som inte kan botas

Forms

Forms of obotlig
Basic form	obotlig	with en-words
Neuter	obotligt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	obotliga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	mer obotlig	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	mest obotlig	“-est”, “most …”

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What does obotlig mean?

obotlig in a sentence

obotlig sjukdom
incurable illness
Olof har en obotlig sjukdom.
Olof has an incurable disease.
Ingrid är en obotlig optimist.
Ingrid is an incorrigible optimist.

Questions

What does obotlig mean in English?

obotlig means “incurable”.

Origin

From Old Swedish oboteliker, equivalent to o- + bota + -lig.

Nearby common words

obotlig is number 9,558 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

9,554koreanska Korean; the language spoken in Korea, a woman from Korea
9,555kronisk chronic
9,556tidsålder an age, an era (great period in the history of the Earth)
9,557bemanna man
9,559ateist atheist
9,560välbefinnande wellbeing
9,561sydvästra south-western
9,562spårare tracker

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary