puisevasti
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpui̯seʋɑstiˣ/, [ˈpui̯s̠e̞ˌʋɑ̝s̠ti(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ɑsti
- Syllabification(key): pui‧se‧vas‧ti
- Hyphenation(key): pui‧se‧vas‧ti
Adverb
puisevasti (comparative puisevammin, superlative puisevimmin)
- (figuratively) in a wooden (moving awkwardly, or speaking with dull lack of emotion) way
Further reading
- “puisevasti”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023