Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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relative | Yes | Yes | No | No |
comparative | Yes | Yes | No | No |
relative (noun) | comparative (noun) |
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an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus) | the comparative form of an adjective or adverb |
a person related by blood or marriage |
relative (adjective) | comparative (adjective) |
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estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete | estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete |
properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to' | relating to or based on or involving comparison |