comparatively
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
comparative + -ly
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /kəmˈpæɹ.ə.tɪvli/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəmˈpæɹ.ə.tɪvli/
- Hyphenation: com‧par‧a‧tive‧ly
Audio (US) (file)
Adverb[edit]
comparatively (comparative more comparatively, superlative most comparatively)
- In a comparative manner.
- 1887, H. Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure[1]:
- And yet I suppose that my life has been, comparatively speaking, a happy one.
- When compared to other entities.
- 1887, H. Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure[2]:
- 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
|
|
when compared to other entities
|
|
References[edit]
- comparatively in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- comparatively in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.