Swedish adjective

skadlig

harmful, injurious, unwholesome, noxious

Meaning

harmful; injurious; unwholesome; noxious; bad

In Swedish: som vållar skada, farlig

Forms

Forms of skadlig
Basic form	skadlig	with en-words
Neuter	skadligt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	skadliga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	skadligare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	skadligast	“-est”, “most …”

Practise skadlig

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What does skadlig mean?

skadlig in a sentence

konflikten får skadliga effekter
the conflict will have detrimental effects
ett skadligt ämne
a harmful substance
skadlig programvara
malware

Questions

What does skadlig mean in English?

skadlig means “harmful, injurious”.

Similar words

hälsovådligmenligvådlig

Origin

From skada (“to harm”) + -lig.

Nearby common words

skadlig is number 9,743 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

9,739teoretisk theoretical
9,740schas shoo (go away!)
9,741skena run away, bolt
9,742ovana unaccustomedness, bad habit
9,744gående passant (of a lion, etc.)
9,745rättare a foreman on a large farm
9,746matematisk mathematical
9,747frälst saved, very into or enthusiastic about something

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