comparativeOverview of noun comparativefrom tagged texts) 1. comparative, comparative degree -- (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'") Overview of adj comparative1. comparative -- (relating to or based on or involving comparison; "comparative linguistics")2. relative, comparative -- (estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete; "a relative stranger") Made possible by Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010. http://wordnet.princeton.edu |