comparative

Of or relating to comparison.

He gave us a comparative example to illustrate how the human mind works.

that kind of animals that have the comparative faculty, by which they compare things together, deliberate and resolve.

Using comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it.

A comparative study between Homo Sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis.

comparative anatomy

Approximated by comparison; relative.

The Olympics, the weather and a comparative lack of heavyweight clashes so far this season have been cited as reasons for the drop in viewers.

The recurrence of comparative warmth and cold.

Comparable; bearing comparison.

And need he had of slumber yet, for none / Had suffered more—his hardships were comparative / To those related in my grand-dad's Narrative.

The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing two entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the comparative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -er or the wor

An adjective or adverb in the comparative degree.

Data used to make a comparison.

Investment ratios are positive. Comparative or trend data are required to draw final conclusions. The absence of comparatives and trend data constrains the conclusions.

An equal; a rival; a compeer.

Gerrard ever was / His full comparative.

One who makes comparisons; one who affects wit.

Every beardless vain comparative.