comparatively

English

Etymology

comparative +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /kəmˈpæɹ.ə.tɪvli/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kəmˈpæɹ.ə.tɪvli/
Hyphenation: com‧par‧a‧tive‧ly
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Adverb

comparatively (comparative more comparatively, superlative most comparatively)

In a comparative manner.
When compared to other entities

Translations

in a comparative manner

Catalan: comparativament (ca)
Dutch: relatief (nl), betrekkelijk (nl)
Galician: comparativamente

German: vergleichsweise (de), verhältnismäßig (de)
Russian: сравни́тельно (ru) (sravnítelʹno)
Spanish: comparativamente (es)

when compared to other entities

Catalan: comparativament (ca)
Galician: comparativamente

German: vergleichsweise (de), verhältnismäßig (de)
Spanish: comparativamente (es)

References

comparatively in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
comparatively in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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