liiemmin

Finnish

Etymology

Instructive plural of liiempi, comparative of liika (noun).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈliːemːin/, [ˈliːe̞mːin]
Rhymes: -iːemːin
Syllabification^(key): lii‧em‧min

Adverb

liiemmin

(often in negative) (not) too much, (not) very much, (not) that much hardly
Ei liiemmin oo kavereita.
There aren't many friends.

Vaalien aikana ei ole liiemmin keskusteltu turvallisuuspoliittisista kysymyksistä.
During the elections there was hardly any discussion on matters of security policy.

Further reading

“liiemmin”, 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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