постольку-поскольку

Russian

Etymology

From the conjunction посто́льку поско́льку (postólʹku poskólʹku, “insofar as, inasmuch as”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɐˌstolʲkʊ pɐˈskolʲkʊ]

Adverb

посто́льку-поско́льку • (postólʹku-poskólʹku)

1. (colloquial) partly, a little bit, up to a point; half-heartedly; so-so