comparative
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (obsolete) Comparable; bearing comparison.Examples: "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."obsolete
noun (English)
1. (grammar) 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 equality, by adding the word as (e.g. as big, as fully); the comparative of inferiority, by adding the word less (e.g. less big, less fully).Synonyms: comparative degree
2. (grammar) An adjective or adverb in the comparative degree.
3. (chiefly in the plural) Data used to make a comparison.Examples: "Investment ratios are positive. Comparative or trend data are required to draw final conclusions. The absence of comparatives and trend data constrains the conclusions."in-plural
4. (obsolete) An equal; a rival; a compeer.Examples: "Gerrard ever was / His full comparative."obsolete
5. (obsolete) One who makes comparisons; one who affects wit.Examples: "Every beardless vain comparative."obsolete
Definition source: Wiktionary