com‧par‧a‧tive‧ly /kəmˈpærətəvli, kəmˈpærətɪvli/
adverb [
Word Family: noun:
comparison,
comparability, the comparative;
adverb:
comparatively,
comparably;
adjective:
comparable ≠
incomparable,
comparative;
verb:
compare]
as compared to something else or to a previous state
Synonym : relatively:
a comparatively small number of people Comparatively few books have been written on the subject. Crime on the island is comparatively rare. Comparatively speaking, this part of the coast is still unspoiled. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲