Tompább

Tompább is the comparative form of the Hungarian adjective tompa, meaning dull, blunt, or not sharp. It can describe a physical edge, a sensory impression, or a figurative dullness. In everyday language it is used for objects such as blades or nails, for sounds or lights that are less vivid, and more rarely for abstract concepts like a less sharp argument.

Usage examples include sentences that compare two subjects. For instance: A kés tompább lett. (The knife became duller.) A kés tompább, mint az előző. (The knife is duller than the previous one.) A hang tompább volt az előzőnél. (The sound was duller than the previous.)

Spelling and formation follow Hungarian rules for the comparative. The word is formed by adding the suffix -bb to the stem tompa; because the stem ends with a consonant, the final consonant is doubled, yielding tompább. The form is used with both simple predication and comparison constructions, typically paired with mint or with -nél/-nél in comparative clauses.

See also: tompa, the base adjective from which tompább is derived. Tompa denotes something blunt or dull in a basic sense, while tompább marks a relative increase in dullness or bluntness. The term is common in neutral descriptive language and requires no specialized context.