kovasti

Finnish

Etymology

From kova (“hard; forceful”) +‎ -sti.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkoʋɑstiˣ/, [ˈko̞ʋɑ̝s̠ti(ʔ)]
Rhymes: -oʋɑsti
Syllabification^(key): ko‧vas‧ti

Adverb

kovasti (comparative kovemmin, superlative kovimmin)

a great deal, very much
Synonyms: kovin, see also Thesaurus:kovin

Hän piti harrastuksistaan kovasti.
He liked his hobbies very much.
(rare) hard
Synonym: kovaa
(rare) forcefully
Synonyms: kovaa, voimalla

Further reading

“kovasti”, 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

Anagrams

kasvoit, kovista, savikot

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