comparative
noun
1 comparative
The comparative form of an adjective or adverb:
— `faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast'.
— `less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous'.
— `more surely' is the comparative of the adverb `surely'.
synonym: comparative degree.
Dutch: vergrotende trap, trappen van vergelijking, comperatief
Polish: stopień wyższy
adjective
1 comparative
Relating to or based on or involving comparison.
Roget 26: comparative; gradual, shading off; within the bounds etc. (limit) 233.
Roget 464: comparative; metaphorical etc. 521. compared with etc. v.; comparable; judged by comparison.
Polish: porównawczy
2 comparative
Estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete.
synonym: relative.
Moby thesaurus: affinitive, analogical, analogous, appertaining, approximate, associative, collatable, commensurable, commensurate, comparable, congenial, connective, correlative, en rapport, equivalent, like, linking, matchable, much at one, near ... show more.
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