epäesimerkillisestä

Epäesimerkillisestä is the elative singular form of the Finnish adjective epäesimerkillinen, meaning not exemplary or not serving as a model. As a grammatical form, epäesimerkillisestä is used when describing a noun in the elative case, for example to refer to conduct, actions, or situations that originate from or pertain to not being exemplary. In practice, the phrase epäesimerkillisestä käytöksestä means “from/not exemplary behavior” and similar constructions can describe sources, reasons, or contexts related to lack of exemplary quality.

Etymology and meaning: the word is built from the negating prefix epä- attached to esimerkillinen (exemplary, worthy of imitation). The prefix ep̈ä- is a common ordinary negation in Finnish, producing antonymous derivatives that describe absence of a standard or quality. Epäesimerkillinen typically carries a normative or evaluative nuance, signaling that something does not meet expected standards of conduct or example.

Usage: epäesimerkillinen is most often found in formal or evaluative writing, such as journalism, political commentary, ethics discussions, and academic texts. It is used to criticize or qualify actions, decisions, or behavior as not suitable to be imitated or used as a standard. The adverbial form is epäesimerkillisesti, used to describe how something was done.

Examples:

- Käytös oli epäesimerkillistä, ja se sai osakseen laajaa kritiikkiä.

- Raportissa käsitellään epäesimerkillisestä johtamistavasta aiheutuneita ongelmia.

See also: esimerkillinen (exemplary).