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   comparative

   /kəmˈparətɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. measured or judged by estimating the similarity or dissimilarity between one thing and another; relative: "he returned to the comparative comfort of his own home"
   • 2. involving the systematic observation of the similarities or dissimilarities between two or more branches of science or subjects of study: "comparative religion"
   • 3. (of an adjective or adverb) expressing a higher degree of a quality, but not the highest possible (e.g. braver; more fiercely).
   • ▪ (of a clause) involving comparison (e.g. he's not as good as he was).

   noun

   • 1. a comparative adjective or adverb.
   • ▪ the middle degree of comparison.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in comparative (sense 3 of the adjective)): from Latin comparativus, from comparare ‘to pair, match’ (see compare).

   Scrabble Points: 20

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