suorastaan

Finnish

Etymology

suora +‎ -staan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsuo̯rɑstɑːn/, [ˈs̠uo̞̯rɑ̝s̠tɑ̝ːn]
Rhymes: -uorɑstɑːn
Syllabification^(key): suo‧ras‧taan

Adverb

suorastaan

downright, positively
Pettymys minuun oli taas suorastaan käsinkosketeltava.
Her disappointment in me was again downright tangible.

Further reading

“suorastaan”, 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 2023-07-03

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