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Of or relating to comparison.
- He gave us a comparative example to illustrate how the human mind works.
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Using comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it.
- A comparative study between Homo Sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis.
- comparative anatomy
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Approximated by comparison; relative.
- I've passed the test with comparative ease.
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Comparable; bearing comparison.obsolete
- And need he had of slumber yet, for none / Had suffered more—his hardships were comparative / To those related in my grand-dad's Narrative.
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The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing two entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the comparative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -er or the word more (e.g. bigger, more fully); the comparative of equalit
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An adjective or adverb in the comparative degree.
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Data used to make a comparison.in-plural
- Investment ratios are positive. Comparative or trend data are required to draw final conclusions. The absence of comparatives and trend data constrains the conclusions.
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An equal; a rival; a compeer.obsolete
- Gerrard ever was / His full comparative.
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One who makes comparisons; one who affects wit.obsolete
- Every beardless vain comparative.