Comparatively
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kəmˈpæɹ.ə.tɪvli/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Comparatively is an adverb meaning In a comparative manner.
Meaning
In a comparative manner.
More Meanings
- When compared to other entities.
Example Sentences
And yet I suppose that my life has been, comparatively speaking, a happy one.
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[.]
In freewayless areas like the Northwest, traffic jams are comparatively fewer – encouraged by the lack of a highway, more people have been riding buses.
Railway grouping had caused some peculiarly Scottish phraseology to disappear, though the note "Stops on timous notice to the guard" survived until comparatively recently.
Synonyms for comparatively
Depending on context, synonyms include relatively.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include relatively, comparably, comparison, relative, correspondingly, proportionally.
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