Szkebb

Szkebb is the ASCII form used to represent the Hungarian adjective meaning narrower or more restricted. It is the comparative of szűk, which means narrow. In standard Hungarian orthography, the correct form is szűkebb; szkebb appears when diacritics are omitted, such as in computer filenames, plain ASCII texts, or older documents. The meaning remains the same: something has less width, a smaller scope, or a more limited range.

In use, szűkebb describes both physical dimensions and abstract scope. For example, szűkebb kör refers to a narrower circle of people, and szűkebb értelemben vett probléma means a problem in the narrower sense. The ASCII variant szkebb is typically understood to convey the same sense, but it is less preferred in formal writing. The superlative is legszűkebb, meaning narrowest.

Origins and grammar: szűk is the base adjective meaning narrow. The suffix -ebb forms the comparative degree in Hungarian, yielding szűkebb. The unaccented szkebb is simply a diacritic-free variant of the same grammatical form. Pronunciation is typically the same, though diacritics mark vowel length and quality in standard orthography.

See also: Hungarian language, Hungarian adjectives, diacritics in Hungarian, comparative forms.