pimeästi

Finnish

Etymology

pimeä (“dark, obscure”) +‎ -sti (“-ly”)

Adverb

pimeästi (comparative pimeämmin, superlative pimeimmin)

  1. under-the-table, under-the-counter, secretly, covertly
  2. cash in hand (in a manner receiving direct payment by cash, often without paying tax)
    Kuulin, että hän työskentelee siinä ravintolassa pimeästi maksaakseen laskunsa.
    I heard he's working at that restaurant cash in hand to pay the bills.
  3. darkly, obscurely
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