comparatively
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From comparative + -ly.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): , /kəmˈpæɹ.ə.tɪvli/
- (General American) IPA(key): , /kəmˈpæɹ.ə.tɪvli/
Audio (US, Mary–marry–merry merger): (file) - Hyphenation: com‧par‧a‧tive‧ly
Adverb
[edit]comparatively (comparative more comparatively, superlative most comparatively)
- In a comparative manner.
- 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
- And yet I suppose that my life has been, comparatively speaking, a happy one.
- When compared to other entities.
- 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
- Never did I see a more dreary and depressing scene. Miles on miles of quagmire, varied only by bright green strips of comparatively solid ground[.]
Translations
[edit]in a comparative manner
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when compared to other entities
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References
[edit]- “comparatively”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “comparatively”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.