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comparatively
[ kuhm-par-uh-tiv-lee ]
adverb
- in comparison to some other person or thing, or to others in a similar category; relatively:
Their hamburger was large, flavorful, and served with a decent number of onion rings, for a comparatively low price.
- in a way that uses or proceeds by comparison:
The aim of this study is to comparatively examine sun exposure and sun protection behaviors of young children in two urban settings.
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of comparatively1
Example Sentences
Camil’s perspective is among a comparatively vast and diverse chorus of American and Vietnamese voices comprising “Turning Point: The Vietnam War†— some famous, many ordinary, most complementary and others contradictory.
I regularly overhear other birders marveling over the flashy warblers in breeding plumage, while overlooking other comparatively less-flashy birds like vireos and sparrows.
The large earthquake fault close to the one that moved Monday morning in the mountains of San Diego County, however, is comparatively obscure.
I bathed in the flood of YA dystopias that followed “The Hunger Games†— some hard-hitting, some comparatively feeble.
During last year's presidential election, few analysts I spoke to seemed to think a Trump White House would massively impact Australia, this comparatively small and distant democracy.
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