Comparative - Definition

adj 1: relating to or based on or involving comparison;
"comparative linguistics"
2: estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete; "a
relative stranger" [syn: relative, comparative] [ant:
absolute]
n 1: 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'"
[syn: comparative, comparative degree]