täpärästi

täpärästi is an Estonian adverb that translates to "narrowly," "scarcely," or "barely." It describes a situation where something happens with a very small margin or just in the nick of time. It implies that the outcome was close to being different, often to the point of near failure or the absence of something.

For example, one might say a team won täpärästi if they scored the winning goal in the final seconds of the game, or if they only had one point more than the opposing team. Similarly, if someone täpärästi avoided an accident, it means they escaped it by a very small margin. The word emphasizes the closeness of the outcome to an alternative, usually less favorable, result. It conveys a sense of relief or the precariousness of a situation.