yderlig

Danish

Etymology

yder- +‎ -lig, probably from Old Norse útarliga. Compare Swedish ytterlig, English outerly, utterly, Dutch uiterlijk and German äußerlich

Adjective

yderlig (neuter yderligt, plural and definite singular attributive yderlige)

1. extreme, outer, far out (near an edge or far from the center)

Declension

Inflection of yderlig

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	yderlig	yderligere	yderligst2
indefinite neuter singular	yderligt	yderligere	yderligst2
plural	yderlige	yderligere	yderligst2
definite attributive1	yderlige	yderligere	yderligste

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Related terms

• yderligtgående
• yderlighed
• yderligere

Further reading

• “yderlig” in Den Danske Ordbog