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Definition of comparatively adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

comparatively

adverb
 
/kəmˈpærətɪvli/
 
/kəmˈperətɪvli/
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  1. as compared to something/somebody else synonym relatively
    • The unit is comparatively easy to install and cheap to operate.
    • He died comparatively young (= at a younger age than most people die).
    • comparatively few/low/rare/recent
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryComparatively is used with these adjectives:
    • brief
    • cheap
    • easy
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See comparatively in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee comparatively in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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