relating to or based on or involving comparison; comparative linguistics'
estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete; a relative stranger
[ Syn: relative ]
comparative (adj.)
the comparative form of an adjective or adverb; `faster is the comparative of the adjective `fast; `less famous is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous; `more surely is the comparative of the adverb `surely
[ Syn: comparative degree , comparative degree ]