Liiallisella

Liiallisella is the adessive singular form of the Finnish adjective liiallinen, meaning excessive or too much. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in case, number and definiteness, and the adessive case is marked with the suffix -lla/-llä, yielding liiallisella in the singular for appropriate noun phrases.

The form is typically part of a larger noun phrase and is used to indicate the manner or degree of a quality. Common examples include liiallisella tavalla (in an excessive manner), liiallisella varovaisuudella (with excessive caution), and liiallisella innostuksella (with excessive enthusiasm). The expression is more likely to appear in formal prose, journalistic writing, or linguistic descriptions where emphasis on degree is needed; in everyday speech, speakers often prefer the adverbial form liiallisesti.

Etymology and morphology: liiallisella derives from the base adjective liiallinen, which is formed with the standard Finnish suffix -inen meaning “having the quality of.” The adessive suffix -lla/-llä attaches to the adjective stem to form a construction meaning “with [excessive quality].”

Notes: liiallisella is a correct inflected form, but it is not a separate lexical item with its own independent meaning; its sense comes from liiallinen combined with the adessive case. When emphasis on manner or degree is not required, other adverbial forms such as liiallisesti can be used.

See also: liiallinen; Finnish grammar; Adessive case; Finnish syntax.