Swedish adjective

skamlig

outrageous, shameful, disgraceful

Meaning

outrageous; shameful; disgraceful

In Swedish: som man ska skämmas för

Forms

Forms of skamlig
Basic form	skamlig	with en-words
Neuter	skamligt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	skamliga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	skamligare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	skamligast	“-est”, “most …”

Practise skamlig

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What does skamlig mean?

skamlig in a sentence

ett skamligt angrepp på dagens skola
a disgraceful attack on the modern educational system
en skamlig attack på min person
a shameful attack on my person
ge någon skamliga förslag
proposition someone

Questions

What does skamlig mean in English?

skamlig means “outrageous, shameful”.

Origin

skam (“shame”) + -lig (“-ly”)

Nearby common words

skamlig is number 5,817 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

5,813gaffel fork
5,814trovärdig credible, trustworthy
5,815varade lasted
5,816laboratorium laboratory
5,818smeka stroke, caress
5,819besatthet obsession
5,820kran tap, crane
5,821detonera detonate

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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