heikkolahjainen

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Finnish

Etymology

heikko (weak, feeble) +‎ -lahjainen (-talented)

Pronunciation

Adjective

heikkolahjainen (comparative heikkolahjaisempi or heikompilahjainen, superlative heikkolahjaisin)

  1. weakly talented
    Synonym: lahjaton
    Nämä heikkolahjaiset johtajat pitävät yrityksen yhteiskuntavastuuta voimavarojen haaskauksena.
    These weakly talented managers view corporate social responsibility as a wasteful deployment of resources.
  2. (politically correct) feeble-minded (weak in intellectual power; lacking firmness or constancy; lacking intelligence)
    Synonyms: heikkomielinen, vähä-älyinen

Declension

Possessive forms of heikkolahjainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

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