COMPARATIVE
\kəmpˈaɹətˌɪv], \kəmpˈaɹətˌɪv], \k_ə_m_p_ˈa_ɹ_ə_t_ˌɪ_v]\
Definitions of COMPARATIVE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Of or pertaining to comparison.
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Proceeding from, or by the method of, comparison; as, the comparative sciences; the comparative anatomy.
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Estimated by comparison; relative; not positive or absolute, as compared with another thing or state.
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Expressing a degree greater or less than the positive degree of the quality denoted by an adjective or adverb. The comparative degree is formed from the positive by the use of -er, more, or less; as, brighter, more bright, or less bright.
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The comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs; also, the form by which the comparative degree is expressed; as, stronger, wiser, weaker, more stormy, less windy, are all comparatives.
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An equal; a rival; a compeer.
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One who makes comparisons; one who affects wit.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Comparatively.
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Estimated by comparing with something else: not positive or absolute: (gram.) expressing more.
By Daniel Lyons
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Comparatively.
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Pertaining to comparison.
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Estimated by comparison; relative.
By James Champlin Fernald
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Estimated by comparison; not absolute.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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