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tuulesta temmattu

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Finnish

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Etymology

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tuulesta (from the wind) + temmattu (grabbed, pulled)

Adjective

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tuulesta temmattu (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) made from whole cloth, fabricated out of whole cloth (having no basis in the truth)
    Herra Doen selvitys onnettomuudesta oli tuulesta temmattu.
    Mr. Doe's account of the accident was made from whole cloth.

Declension

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Possessive forms of tuulesta temmattu (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

See also

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