Compound adjectives
Compound adjectives are made up of individual words to provide emphasis to otherwise regular adjectives.
List of compound adjectives
| Finnish | English |
|---|---|
Hiirenhiljaa | As quiet or still as a mouse |
Hiuksenhieno | Subtle, hair fine |
Iki-ihana | Exquisite, ever lovely |
Iki-ihastunut | Overjoyed, forever in love |
Ikivanha | Ancient, antiquated |
Ilmiselvä | Obvious, evident |
Jääkylmä | Ice-cold, freezing |
Kalmankalpea | Deathly pale, cadaverous |
Kivikova | Rock-hard, hard or tough as nails |
Kristallinkirkas | Crystal clear |
Kullankallis | Supersweet, worth its weight in gold |
Kullankeltainen | Golden yellow |
Kuolemanvakava | Deathly serious, deadly serious |
kuolemanväsynyt | Dead tired |
Langanlaiha | Wire-thin |
Läpimätä | Rotten to the core, corrupt |
Likomärkä, litimärkä | Soaking wet, drenched |
Lumivalkoinen | Snow-white, white as snow |
Pähkähullu | Stark raving mad, mad as a hatter |
Päivänselvä | Clear as day, obvious, self-evident |
Patalaiska | Bone-idle |
Pikimusta | Pitch black, jet-black |
Pilkkopimeä | Pitch dark |
Piripintaan | To the brim, to the rim |
Putipuhdas | Spick-and-span, spotless |
Raivohullu | Mad with rage, raving mad |
Ratkiriemukas | Hilarious, uproarious, side-splitting |
Ruohonvihreä | Grass green |
Rutiköyhä | Destitute, penniless |
Rutikuiva | Bone-dry, parched, dry as dust |
Salamannopea | Lightning fast, split-second |
Sepposen selällään | Wide open |
Supisuomalainen | Very Finnish |
Sysimusta | Jet-black, black as coal |
Taivaansininen | Sky-blue, azure, cerulean |
Täpötäysi | Crowded, overcrowded, chockfull |
Täyskypsä | Fully ripe |
Tuiki tärkeä | Of the utmost importance |
Tuiki tavallinen | Very normal |
Tulikuuma | Scalding, piping hot, red-hot |
Tulipunainen | Fire red, scarlet |
Typötyhjä | Completely empty |
Umpihumalassa | Dead drunk, blind drunk |
Umpijäässä | Frozen solid |
Umpikuuro | Stone deaf |
Umpirakastunut | Totally in love |
Umpisokea | Blind as a bat |
Upouusi | Brand new |
Upporikas | Filthy rich, loaded |
Veitsenterävä | Razor-sharp, sharp as a knife |
Ventovieras | Complete stranger |
Vihoviimeinen | The very last |
Vitivalkoinen | Pure white |
Vuorenvarma | Dead certain, sure-fire, cocksure |
Ypöyksin | All alone |