comparatively
English
Etymology
comparative + -ly
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /kəmˈpæɹ.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)
- 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 1167497017:
- And yet I suppose that my life has been, comparatively speaking, a happy one.
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- 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 1167497017:
- 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[.]
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Translations
in a comparative manner
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when compared to other entities
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References
- comparatively in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
- comparatively in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913