"knapphändig" meaning in Swedish

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Adjective

Etymology: From Low German knaphandig, superficially equivalent to knapp (“scarce”) + händig. Attested since 1827. Original meaning could have been connected to knapp in the now archaic sense "dexterous". Etymology templates: {{bor|sv|nds|knaphandig}} Low German knaphandig, {{com|sv|knapp|händig|t1=scarce}} knapp (“scarce”) + händig, {{m|sv|knapp}} knapp Head templates: {{head|sv|adjective|||comparative|knapphändigare|superlative|knapphändigast|f2accel-form=comparative|f3accel-form=superlative|head=|sort=}} knapphändig (comparative knapphändigare, superlative knapphändigast), {{sv-adj}} knapphändig (comparative knapphändigare, superlative knapphändigast) Forms: knapphändigare [comparative], knapphändigast [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], knapphändig [common-gender, indefinite, positive, singular], knapphändigare [common-gender, comparative, indefinite, singular], knapphändigast [common-gender, indefinite, singular, superlative], knapphändigt [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], knapphändigare [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], knapphändigast [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], knapphändiga [indefinite, plural, positive], knapphändigare [comparative, indefinite, plural], knapphändigast [indefinite, plural, superlative], knapphändige [indefinite, masculine, plural, positive], knapphändigare [comparative, indefinite, masculine, plural], knapphändigast [indefinite, masculine, plural, superlative], knapphändige [definite, masculine, positive, singular], knapphändigare [comparative, definite, masculine, singular], knapphändigaste [definite, masculine, singular, superlative], knapphändiga [definite, positive], knapphändigare [comparative, definite], knapphändigaste [definite, superlative]
  1. brief, terse, scant Derived forms: knapphändighet
    Sense id: en-knapphändig-sv-adj-VLpniMEs Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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