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1. comparative
noun. ['kəmˈpærətɪv'] the comparative form of an adjective or adverb.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Rhymes with Comparative
- imperative
- narrative
How do you pronounce comparative?
Pronounce comparative as kəmˈpærətɪv.
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How do you spell comparative? Is it comparitive ?
A common misspelling of comparative is comparitive
Sentences with comparative
1. Adjective
Still, comparative cost of the cabinetry does provide a starting point for determining the costs of a kitchen.
Quotes about comparative
1. Well, Diotallevi and I are planning a reform in higher education. A School of Comparative Irrelevance, where useless or impossibe courses are given. The school's aim is to turn out scholars capable of endlessly increasing the number of unnecessary subjects.
- Umberto Eco, Foucault's Pendulum
2. But when they began handing out doctorates for comparative folk dancing and advanced fly-fishing, I became too stink in’ proud to use the title. I won’t touch watered whiskey and I take no pride in watered-down degrees.
- Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land
2. comparative
adjective. ['kəmˈpærətɪv'] estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete.
