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adjective |
| definition 1: |
When something is comparative, it has something to do with how things are the same or different from each other. It has to do with comparing things.
Here is a book about comparative methods of farming. |
| definition 2: |
"Comparative" is a word in grammar. It is used to describe forms of adjectives or adverbs that show that they are comparing things. For example, the word "richer" is a comparative form of the word "rich." If one person is richer than another, the first person has more money than the other. Some other comparative forms are "better," "worse," bigger," "longer," and "heavier."
"Bigger" is the comparative form of "big.""Smaller" is the comparative form of "small." |
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| derivation: |
comparatively (adv.) |
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