Epäoikeudenmukaisempi

Epäoikeudenmukaisempi is a Finnish adjective in the comparative form, meaning “more unjust” or “more unfair.” It is formed from the base adjective epäoikeudenmukainen (unjust, unfair) with the comparative suffix -mpi, and the negating prefix epä- marks the opposite of oikeudenmukainen (fair, just). The word is typically used in formal or analytical Finnish, such as in discussions of law, policy, or social justice, to compare levels of unfairness between situations, decisions, or processes.

Usage notes: Epäoikeudenmukaisempi describes a higher degree of unfairness relative to another case. For example, in a discussion about a policy change one might say that a new rule is epäoikeudenmukaisempi than the old one. In everyday speech, speakers may opt for epäreilu or use other phrasing to convey a similar sense of unfairness, but epäoikeudenmukaisempi has a more formal or normative connotation and emphasizes the degree of injustice.

Etymology and related forms: The prefix epä- means “not,” oikeudenmukainen means “fair/just,” and -mpi is the comparative suffix. The superlative form is epäoikeudenmukaisin, and the related noun expressing the concept is epäoikeudenmukaisuus (unfairness).

See also: oikeudenmukaisuus (justice/fairness), epäreiluus (unfairness).