Meaning of COMPARATIVELY
| Pronunciation: | | kum'parutivlee
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| | Definition: | | [adv] in a relative manner; by comparison to something else; "the situation is relatively calm now" |
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| | Synonyms: | | relatively |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Com*par"a*tive*ly\, adv.
According to estimate made by comparison; relatively; not
positively or absolutely.
With but comparatively few exceptions. --Prescott.
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| | Related Terms: | | after a fashion, appositely, appreciably, at any rate, at best, at least, at most, at the least, at the most, at the outside, at worst, comparably, detectably, fairly, germanely, in a manner, in a way, in part, in some measure, incompletely, leastwise, merely, mildly, moderately, modestly, not absolutely, not comprehensively, not exhaustively, only, part, partially, partly, pertinently, pro tanto, proportionately, purely, relatively, relevantly, simply, so far, somewhat, thus far, to a degree, to an extent, to some degree, tolerably, visibly |
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