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comparative
/kəm'pærətɪv/
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Definitions of comparative
  1. noun
    the comparative form of an adjective or adverb
    "``faster' is the comparative of the adjective ``fast'" "``less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective ``famous'" "``more surely' is the comparative of the adverb ``surely'"

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    comparative degree
    type of:
    adverb adjective
  2. adjective
    estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete

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    relative relational
  3. relating to or based on or involving comparison
    "comparative linguistics" "the comparative form of an adjective"
Examples of comparative
  • "``faster' is the comparative of the adjective ``fast'"
  • "``less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective ``famous'"
  • "``more surely' is the comparative of the adverb ``surely'"
  • "comparative linguistics"
  • "the comparative form of an adjective"
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