Relatively

Quick meaning: Relatively is an adverb meaning In a relative manner; with reference to environment or competition; contextually or comparatively.

Meaning

In a relative manner; with reference to environment or competition; contextually or comparatively.

More Meanings

1. (sometimes proscribed) Somewhat; fairly.

Example Sentences

Some organs may grow faster than the rest of the body so that their size increases not only in absolute terms, but also relatively to the rest of the body, which is positive allometry; […]

Hence, another way to describe this level of reading is to say that its aim is to get the most out of a book within a given time—usually a relatively short time, and always (by definition) too short a time to get out of the book everything that can be gotten.

There are at least 1,000 DOE staff working in relatively new offices in the department created after Biden’s infrastructure and climate laws passed a few years ago, including the Grid Deployment Office – which works on modernizing and securing the nation’s electrical grid.

In the present position of Europe, it is obvious, that France domineers. She has gained positively, by adding territory to her dominions [...]; she has gained relatively, by removing Austria to a distance, and by weakening that ancient rival to such a degree, as to secure her inaction for an age.

Word Forms

• relative

Synonyms for relatively

Depending on context, synonyms include comparatively.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include comparatively, proportionally, proportionately, correspondingly, comparison, comparably.

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