huolimman

Huolimman is a Finnish adjective form that appears as a comparative of huolimaton, meaning careless or heedless. In standard Finnish, the regular comparative is huolimattomampi. Huolimman is not widely accepted as a standard inflection in contemporary formal Finnish; it is described as dialectal or archaic by some linguistic references and is occasionally found in informal speech, regional varieties, or older texts. The form may arise in rapid speech as a shortened variant of huolimattomampi, and some grammars treat it as a nonstandard contraction rather than a separate lexical item. Because of its nonstandard status, its acceptability varies by region and writer, and many speakers would prefer huolimattomampi in careful prose.

Usage notes: In everyday conversation, you might hear huolimman in places where speakers try to compress the syllables, but in formal writing or standard dictionaries it is usually avoided. The word is closely related to other forms: huolimaton (careless), huolimattomuus (carelessness), and the adverb huolimattomasti (carelessly). The overall meaning remains the same as the standard comparative, namely a higher degree of carelessness.

See also: Finnish language, Finnish adjectives, comparative forms, huolimaton, huolimattomuus, huolimattomasti.