slapphänt

See also: släpphänt

Swedish

slapp (“limp”) +‎ -hänt (“handed”)

slapphänt (comparative slapphäntare, superlative slapphäntast)

lax
slapphänt hantering av brottsligheten
lax approach to dealing with crime
(overly) indulgent (too lax)
Synonyms: släpphänt, eftergiven

slapphänt med barnen
indulgent towards the kids

Inflection of slapphänt
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative²
Common singular	slapphänt	slapphäntare	slapphäntast
Neuter singular	slapphänt	slapphäntare	slapphäntast
Plural	slapphänta	slapphäntare	slapphäntast
Masculine plural³	slapphänte	slapphäntare	slapphäntast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular¹	slapphänte	slapphäntare	slapphäntaste
All	slapphänta	slapphäntare	slapphäntaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

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