vastahakoinen

== Finnish == === Etymology === vasta- +‎ hako +‎ -inen === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋɑstɑˌhɑkoi̯nen/, [ˈʋɑ̝s̠tɑ̝ˌhɑ̝ko̞i̯ne̞n] Rhymes: -ɑkoinen Syllabification(key): vas‧ta‧ha‧koi‧nen Hyphenation(key): vasta‧hakoi‧nen === Adjective === vastahakoinen (comparative vastahakoisempi, superlative vastahakoisin) (of a person) reluctant, unwilling, grudging, disinclined, loth [with illative of third infinitive ‘to do’] vastahakoinen myöntämään totuutta ― reluctant to admit the truth (of a problem) difficult to deal with, intractable (of a task) tedious, wearisome ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== vastahankainen ==== Derived terms ==== adverbs: vastahakoisesti nouns: vastahakoisuus === Further reading === “vastahakoinen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023