comparatively

English

Etymology

comparative +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kəmˈpɛɹ.ə.tɪvli/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kəmˈpæɹ.ə.tɪvli/
• Hyphenation: com‧par‧a‧tive‧ly

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Adverb

comparatively (comparative more comparatively, superlative most comparatively)

1. In a comparative manner.
2. When compared to other entities

Translations

in a comparative manner

• Catalan: comparativament (ca)
• Dutch: relatief (nl), betrekkelijk (nl)
• Galician: comparativamente

• German: vergleichsweise, verhältnismäßig
• Russian: сравни́тельно (ru) (sravnítelʹno)
• Spanish: comparativamente (es)

when compared to other entities

• Catalan: comparativament (ca)
• Galician: comparativamente

• German: vergleichsweise, verhältnismäßig
• Spanish: comparativamente (es)

References

• comparatively in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• comparatively in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913