ylivoimaisesti

Finnish

Etymology

ylivoimainen (“overpowering, overwhelming”) +‎ -sti (“-ly”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈyliˌʋoi̯mɑi̯sestiˣ/, [ˈyliˌʋo̞i̯mɑ̝i̯ˌs̠e̞s̠ti(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -esti
  • Syllabification(key): y‧li‧voi‧mai‧ses‧ti
  • Hyphenation(key): yli‧voimai‧ses‧ti

Adverb

ylivoimaisesti

  1. overwhelmingly
    Kuopio voitti eilen Lahden ylivoimaisesti.
    Kuopio won overwhelmingly over Lahti yesterday.
  2. by far (to a considerably large extent, easily)
    Pariisi on Ranskan ylivoimaisesti suurin kaupunki.
    Paris is by far the largest city in France.

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