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Compound adjectives

Compound adjectives are made up of individual words to provide emphasis to otherwise regular adjectives.

List of compound adjectives

Table for the list of compound adjectives
FinnishEnglish
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