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Finnish
Etymology
epäilty (“suspect, suspected”) + -sti (“-ly”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈepæi̯lːystiˣ/,
- Rhymes: -ysti
- Syllabification(key): e‧päil‧lys‧ti
Adverb
epäillysti
- suspectedly
Usage notes
While the usage of this adverb is acceptable, a structure using epäillä (“to suspect”) as a verb is generally preferred, unless doing so makes the sentence structure significantly more complicated.
Hän on epäillysti rikkonut lakia. → Hänen epäillään rikkoneen lakia.- He has suspectedly broken the law. → He is suspected to have broken the law.
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