ylivoimaisesti
Finnish
Etymology
ylivoimainen (“overpowering, overwhelming”) + -sti (“-ly”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈyliˌʋoi̯mɑi̯sestiˣ/, [ˈyliˌʋo̞i̯mɑi̯ˌs̠e̞s̠t̪i(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -esti
- Syllabification(key): y‧li‧voi‧mai‧ses‧ti
Adverb
ylivoimaisesti
- overwhelmingly
- Kuopio voitti eilen Lahden ylivoimaisesti.
- Kuopio won overwhelmingly over Lahti yesterday.
- by far (to a considerably large extent, easily)
- Pariisi on Ranskan ylivoimaisesti suurin kaupunki.
- Paris is by far the largest city in France.