epäedullisempaa

Epäedullisempaa is a Finnish adjective form meaning "more disadvantageous" or "less favorable." It is the partitive singular form of the comparative epäedullisempi, which itself is the comparative of epäedullinen, meaning not advantageous. The prefix epä- negates edullinen, so epäedullinen denotes something not advantageous; epäedullisempi expresses a greater degree of that quality, and epäedullisempaa is used when the referent is indefinite or in certain syntactic constructions where the noun is in the partitive case.

In use, epäedullisempaa is typically employed to compare two options, conditions, or outcomes to indicate that one is less favorable than the other. It is commonly found in formal or analytic prose, such as economic, political, or legal writing, where the relative desirability of alternatives is being assessed. The word fits into standard Finnish comparison patterns with kuin (than) in comparative clauses, though in everyday speech speakers may opt for the simpler muodot epäedullisempi or vähemmän suotuisa in many contexts.

Related terms include edullinen (advantageous, favorable) and epäedullinen (not advantageous). Synonyms or near-synonyms in contexts of risk or policy discussions include vähemmän suotuisa and huomattavasti epäsuotuisampi, depending on nuance and register. The form epäedullisempaa highlights a nuanced, degree-based evaluation rather than a binary judgment and reflects Finnish morphological patterns for negation and comparison. See also epäedullinen, edullinen, and komparatiivi.