Jäykempi

Jäykempi is a Finnish adjective meaning "stiffer" or "more rigid." It is the comparative form of jäykkä and is used to compare physical rigidity or figurative inflexibility in objects, materials, or people. The term appears in both everyday speech and technical descriptions in Finnish.

Grammatical formation: jäyk- plus the comparative suffix -empi yields jäykempi. The corresponding superlative is jäykimmän. As a predicate or modifier, it typically accompanies nouns or adjectives: for example, "Metalli on jäykempi kuin muovi" (Metal is stiffer than plastic) or "Hänen asenteensa on jäykempi nykyään" (His or her attitude is stiffer nowadays).

Related terms include jäykkyys (rigidity), jäykistyy (to stiffen), and jäykistää (to stiffen). The word derives from Finnish jäykkä meaning "stiff" and follows the standard Finnish comparative formation; there are no irregularities in common usage.

In usage, jäykempi is common in materials science, engineering, and descriptive prose. It can express literal rigidity or figurative stiffness depending on the context, such as describing a material's properties or a person’s demeanor.