Finnish

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Etymology

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hiipivä +‎ -sti

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhiːpiʋæstiˣ/, [ˈhiːpiˌʋæs̠ti(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -æsti
  • Syllabification(key): hii‧pi‧väs‧ti

Adverb

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hiipivästi (comparative hiipivämmin, superlative hiipivimmin)

  1. in a way that creeps; in a way that happens slowly making it hard to notice

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