urbota
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adverb
[edit]urbota (not (comparable))
- utterly (usually of something negative)
- Hur kunde jag vara så urbota dum att jag skrev på utan att ha läst igenom kontraktet ordentligt?
- How could I be so utterly stupid as to sign without having read through the contract carefully?
- ett urbota korkat förslag
- an utterly stupid proposal
- Filmen blir så urbota förutsägbar mot slutet
- The movie becomes so utterly predictable towards the end
Usage notes
[edit]"Urbota dum" (along with "urbota korkad" and the like) is a common collocation.
Adjective
[edit]urbota (not comparable)
- (dated) not able to be atoned for with a fine (of a criminal act); irremissible
- incorrigible
- en urbota egoist
- an incorrigible egomaniac