liehakkaasti

Finnish

Etymology

liehakas +‎ -sti

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlie̯hɑkːɑːstiˣ/, [ˈlie̞̯ɦɑ̝kˌkɑ̝ːs̠ti(ʔ)]
Rhymes: -ɑːsti
Syllabification^(key): lie‧hak‧kaas‧ti

Adverb

liehakkaasti (comparative liehakkaammin, superlative liehakkaimmin)

smugly, flatteringly

Further reading

“liehakkaasti”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

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