Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: comparative
IPA transcription: [kəmp'æɹətɪv]
Pronunciations of comparative
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: comparative
    Meaning: relating to or based on or involving comparison; "comparative linguistics"
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: comparative, comparative_degree
    Meaning: 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'"
Usage examples
  • The city was in comparative repose.
  • My life has been one of comparative luxury.
  • To-day this edition is only valuable on account of its comparative rarity.
  • The other words were hurried over and thus given no comparative importance at all.
  • "Mere woman's work Expressing the comparative respect Which means the absolute scorn."
  • I want only the comparative peace of the assurance that those I have wronged understand now.
  • Injustice in this world is not something comparative; the wrong is deep, clear, and absolute in each private fate.
  • The only place, except in front of the grand piano, where Polly approached a state of comparative happiness, was in the greenhouse.
  • It is a first-rate building in an extraordinarily sheltered spot; whilst the wind was raging at the ship this morning we enjoyed comparative peace.
  • In this manner I have kept dogs from the polar regions, in comparative comfort, whilst many native-born and neglected have been scalded into fits, paralysis, rabies, or hydrophobia.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Greek mythology, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Rosetta Project, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Manchester City F.C., License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Cat, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Sequence alignment, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Brownhills, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Zelda Fitzgerald, License CC BY-SA 4.0