keerukamalt

Keerukamalt is an Estonian adverb that describes performing an action in a more intricate or complicated manner. It represents the comparative form of the adverb keerukalt, which itself derives from the adjective keerukas, meaning “complicated” or “involved.” The word is used to compare how something is done, typically in relation to another action or a standard.

Etymology and formation: Keerukamalt follows the standard pattern in Estonian for forming comparative adverbial forms from adjectives. The base adjective keerukas yields the base adverb keerukalt, and the comparative form is keerukamalt, meaning “more in a complicated way.”

Usage and tone: Keerukamalt often appears in formal, analytical, or descriptive writing. It can describe processes, explanations, solutions, or reasoning that are more involved or convoluted than usual. In everyday speech, speakers may opt for simpler phrasing, but keerukamalt is correct and clear when a higher degree of complexity is intended.

Examples:

- Ta lahendas ülesande keerukamalt kui esialgu eeldati. (He solved the task more complexly than was initially assumed.)

- Uuendused kirjeldati keerukamalt kui tegelikult olid. (The updates were described more intricate than they actually were.)

See also: keerukus (complexity), keerukalt (in a complicated way).