"betænkelig" meaning in Danish

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Adjective

Etymology: From be- + tænke + -lig. Etymology templates: {{con|da|be|tænke|lig}} be- + tænke + -lig Head templates: {{head|da|adjective|neuter|betænkeligt|||plural and definite singular attributive|betænkelige||||{{{3}}}||{{{comp2}}}||{{{4}}}||{{{sup2}}}||{{{5}}}|||f1accel-form=n|s|f3accel-form=e-form|f5accel-form=comd|f7accel-form=pred|supd|f9accel-form=attr|supd|head=|head2=|sort=}} betænkelig (neuter betænkeligt, plural and definite singular attributive betænkelige), {{da-adj|t|e}} betænkelig (neuter betænkeligt, plural and definite singular attributive betænkelige) Inflection templates: {{da-infl-adj||}} Forms: betænkeligt [neuter], betænkelige [attributive, definite, singular], betænkelige [attributive, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], betænkelig [error-unrecognized-form, positive], - [comparative, error-unrecognized-form], - [error-unrecognized-form, superlative], betænkeligt [error-unrecognized-form, positive], betænkelige [plural, positive], - [comparative, plural], - [plural, superlative], betænkelige [error-unrecognized-form, positive]
  1. timid, anxious, doubtful, uneasy (someone who is worried about something and therefore hesitates to act or make a decision) Derived forms: betænkelighed, ubetænkelig
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  "pos": "adj",
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          "text": "Coordinate term: betænksom"
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      ],
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          "doubtful"
        ],
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          "uneasy"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "betænkelig"
}

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