comparative
comparative Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Involving the systematic observation and evaluation of similarities and differences between two or more branches of science, subjects, or cultural phenomena.
"She decided to pursue a graduate degree in comparative literature."
Measured, judged, or considered in relation to something else rather than by an absolute standard; relative.
"After living in a noisy metropolis for ten years, they enjoyed the comparative quiet of the countryside."
In grammar, denoting the form of an adjective or adverb that expresses a higher or lower degree of a quality than is present in something else (such as 'faster' or 'more careful').
"The teacher explained how to construct the comparative form of irregular adjectives."
• noun
The comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs in grammar, or a specific word or phrase in that form.
"In English grammar, 'better' is the irregular comparative of 'good'."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French comparatif and directly from Latin comparativus ('suitable for comparing'), derived from comparare ('to pair, match, compare'), from com- ('with, together') and par ('equal').