Synonyms for comparatively

Grammar : Adv

Spell : kuh m-par-uh-tiv

Phonetic Transcription : kəmˈpær ə tɪv

Définition of comparatively

Origin : mid-15c., from Middle French comparatif, from Latin comparativus "pertaining to comparison," from comparat-, past participle stem of comparare (see comparison). Originally grammatical; general sense is from c.1600; meaning "involving different branches of a subject" is from 1670s. Related: Comparatively.

adv relatively

Example sentences :

To us in the North, the African is a comparatively negligible factor.
Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams

The way to do this must still be learnt, but it is now comparatively easy.
Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 » by Various

Nothing like that ever happened to a ship of the line on a comparatively quiet night!
Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various

All other pieces are, for this purpose, comparatively hard and tough.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

"Ladies and gentlemen," he bawled from his comparatively obscure corner.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

They are sought by so many, and they are granted (comparatively) to so few!
Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens

But it became a lost art, and was only recovered at a comparatively recent date.
Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles

The lake is comparatively shallow, and has a perceptible current.
Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace

It is, however, comparatively recently that it has been applied in practice.
Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 417 » by Various

There was no mistake, but he was near, quite near, comparatively.
Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum

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