- to a fairly large degree, especially in comparison to something else
- relatively large/small/high/low
- Lack of exercise is also a risk factor for heart disease but it's relatively small when compared with the others.
- I found the test relatively easy.
- These students had a relatively simple task.
- We had relatively few applications for the job.
- I have relatively little to do this afternoon.
- It all happened in a relatively short period of time.
- At the time, the internet was a relatively new phenomenon.
- He was charged with a relatively minor offence.
- In the early 1960s divorce was still relatively rare.
Extra Examples- Relatively few were smokers.
- The area used to be fairly safe. It still is, relatively.
- The data can be gathered relatively easily.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRelatively is used with these adjectives:- advanced
- anonymous
- autonomous
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Idioms
See relatively in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee relatively in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishrelatively speaking
- used when you are comparing something with all similar things
- Relatively speaking, these jobs provide good salaries.
- The colleges had become, relatively speaking, short of funds.
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