Terävämpi

Terävämpi is a Finnish adjective that forms the comparative degree of terävä, meaning sharper, keener, or more acute. It is used to compare two or more things in terms of sharpness or acuity, whether physical, sensory, or cognitive. In Finnish, the comparative is generally formed by adding the suffix -mpi to the adjective stem; terävä becomes terävämpi. The form agrees with the noun in number and case and is typically joined with kuin to express a comparison.

Examples include: "Tämä veitsi on terävämpi kuin tuo." "Hän on terävämpi ajattelija kuin moni muu." "Puheessa oli terävämpi sävy kuin edellisessä puheessa." These illustrate physical sharpness, mental acuity, and tonal sharpness.

In addition to its literal meaning, terävämpi can be used metaphorically to describe a more astute approach or argument. The corresponding noun is terävyys, which denotes sharpness or acuity, and the superlative form of terävä is terävin (singular) or terävimpiä (plural).