|
|
Definition of Comparatively
1. Adverb. In a relative manner; by comparison to something else. "The situation is relatively calm now"
Definition of Comparatively
1. adv. According to estimate made by comparison; relatively; not positively or absolutely.
Definition of Comparatively
1. Adverb. In a comparative manner. ¹
2. Adverb. When compared to other entities ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Comparatively
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Comparatively
Literary usage of Comparatively
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Walden by Henry David Thoreau (1893)
"Yes, I answer, comparatively good, that is, you might have done worse ; but I
wish, as you are brothers of mine, that you could have spent your time better ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1905)
"... by their fossil remains, every kind represented on the diagram began its
existence with a comparatively high grade of its own types of organization. ..."
3. Publications by Musical Antiquarian Society (1848)
"Poet., 278), who, however, knew nothing of the ballad on Lord Wentworth, which
is a comparatively recent discovery. ..."
4. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1858)
"derstand, the remaining work is comparatively easy. It seems to be implie(l, in
the narrative cited above, that his lordship succeeded by “ detecting two or ..."
Other Resources:
