puisevasti

Finnish

Etymology

puiseva +‎ -sti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpui̯seʋɑstiˣ/, [ˈpui̯s̠e̞ˌʋɑ̝s̠ti(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑsti
• Syllabification^(key): pui‧se‧vas‧ti

Adverb

puisevasti (comparative puisevammin, superlative puisevimmin)

1. (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 2023-07-03