takkuisesti
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈtɑkːui̯sestiˣ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝kːui̯ˌs̠e̞s̠ti(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -esti
- Syllabification(key): tak‧kui‧ses‧ti
Adverb
[edit]takkuisesti (comparative takkuisemmin, superlative takkuisimmin)
- (figuratively) slowly, sluggishly, with issues or problems, with limited success or progress, not smoothly
- (rare) in a tangled or straggly way
Further reading
[edit]- “takkuisesti”, 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 2023-07-03