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comparative::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | comparative degree |
| Type of | adverb, adjective |
`faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast'.
`less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous'.
`more surely' is the comparative of the adverb `surely'.
comparative::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | relative |
| Derivation | compare |
comparative:: | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | compare |
comparative linguistics.
the comparative form of an adjective.
Examples of comparative
comparative
All this art inflation raises the issue of comparative stock market performance.
From the forbes.com
Paul G. Buchanan writes about comparative, international and strategic politics.
From the scoop.co.nz
The largest comparative losses in corn production were seen in China and Brazil.
From the sciencedaily.com
Our comparative youth as a species accounts for our extreme genetic homogeneity.
From the theatlantic.com
He has taught Fresno State courses on world religions and comparative religions.
From the fresnobee.com
Comparative assessment of large-scale data sets of protein-protein interactions.
From the nature.com
Microsoft's comparative advantage is in marketing and logistics, not innovation.
From the economist.com
The United States economy has a comparative advantage in science and innovation.
From the economix.blogs.nytimes.com
Figure 2. Variation in self-categorization as a function of comparative context.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- The comparative form of an adjective or adverb; "`faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast'"; "`less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous'"; "`more surely' is the comparative of the adverb `surely'"
- Relating to or based on or involving comparison; "comparative linguistics"
- Relative: estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete; "a relative stranger"
- In grammar, the comparative is the form of an adjective or adverb which denotes the degree or grade by which a person, thing, or other entity has a property or quality greater or less in extent than that of another, and is used in this context with a subordinating conjunction, such as than, as.. ...
- A construction showing a relative quality, in English usually formed by adding more or appending -er. ...
- Financial statements of a prior period shown with those of the current period to aid in comparisons between periods.
- Advantage has no meaning in a one-good world or in a one-family economy.
- This is a form of an adjective. It's used when adjectives are being used to compare 2 things. For example good, better, best.
- An adjective or adverb with "-er" on the end or "more" in front of it; EG slower, more important, more carefully.
