kielteisinen
Kielteisinen is a Finnish adjective used to describe something characterized by denial or negation. It is a less common or more literary variant of the standard adjective kielteinen, which means “negative.” The form is built from the stem kielte-, related to kielto (prohibition, denial), with the common -inen suffix that yields adjectives.
In practice, kielteisinen appears mainly in formal, literary, or analytical contexts. It can describe an attitude,
Usage notes indicate that kielteisinen is somewhat rare and may come across as stylistically marked. It is
- kielteisinen vastaus (a negative reply)
- kielteisinen asenne (a negative or oppositional attitude)
- kielteisinen suhtautuminen (a negative or adverse stance)
In linguistic terminology, some authors may use kielteisinen to emphasize negation, though standard terminology generally favors