Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: comparatively
IPA transcription: [kəmp'æɹətɪvl,i]
Pronunciations of comparatively
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r meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: relatively, comparatively
    Meaning: in a relative manner; by comparison to something else; "the situation is relatively calm now"
Usage examples
  • The large room was so handsome as to require comparatively little decoration.
  • New Orleans, lying within that part, was an old and comparatively large city.
  • "It has been comparatively easy to identify the substance and to fix its status.
  • The blood-sucking bats were comparatively few, and the migratory sort fewer still.
  • Great herds of buffalo were slaughtered to get the hides, which were of comparatively slight value.
  • This battle had considerable importance, as a comparatively large number of troops were engaged in it.
  • He says: "Nor is it of consequence that Paul values comparatively lightly, having known him in the flesh."
  • The place was strongly fortified, and the garrison, though comparatively weak, defended it with great bravery.
  • This most curious island has evidently been projected from the bottom of the sea at a comparatively recent date.
  • Yes, the curve so described by the planet is a comparatively simple one: it is a special kind of oval--the ellipse.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Enceladus, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Mattel Aquarius, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Roe v. Wade, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Julius Caesar, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Francis Petre, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Ezra Taft Benson, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Tasmanian devil, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Cold War, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hamlet chicken processing plant fire, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Limerence, License CC BY-SA 4.0