noun🔗Share(grammar) A construction showing a relative quality, in English usually formed by adding more or appending -er. For example, the comparative of green is greener; of evil, more evil."The comparative of "tall" is "taller," showing the difference in height. "grammarlinguisticslanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(grammar) A word in the comparative form."The comparative, "taller," shows how much someone is exceeding the average height. "grammarlanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(chiefly in the plural) Data used to make a comparison."The comparative data showed that the math scores were significantly higher this year than last. "statisticsmathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn equal; a rival; a compeer."My younger brother is a strong comparative in the school's chess club; he often challenges me to games. "personcharacterbeingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne who makes comparisons; one who affects wit."The comparative in our class debate was very skilled at pointing out similarities and differences between the two proposed solutions. "personliteraturelanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOf or relating to comparison."The comparative analysis of the two students' test scores showed a significant difference. "grammarlanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareUsing comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it."comparative anatomy"grammarlanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareApproximated by comparison; relative."My sister's performance in the math test was comparatively better than mine. "grammarlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareComparable; bearing comparison."The new student's performance in math was quite comparative to the other students in the class. "grammarlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
