slapphänt

See also: släpphänt

Swedish

Etymology

slapp (“limp”) +‎ -hänt (“handed”)

Adjective

slapphänt (comparative slapphäntare, superlative slapphäntast)

1. lax

   slapphänt hantering av brottsligheten

   lax approach to dealing with crime

2. (overly) indulgent (too lax)

   Synonyms: släpphänt, eftergiven

   slapphänt med barnen

   indulgent towards the kids

Declension

Inflection of slapphänt

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	slapphänt	slapphäntare	slapphäntast
neuter singular	slapphänt	slapphäntare	slapphäntast
plural	slapphänta	slapphäntare	slapphäntast
masculine plural2	slapphänte	slapphäntare	slapphäntast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	slapphänte	slapphäntare	slapphäntaste
all	slapphänta	slapphäntare	slapphäntaste

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.

References

• slapphänt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• slapphänt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• slapphänt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)