Meanings (ES + gloss)
comparativo
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.
comparativo
Using comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it.
A comparative study between Homo Sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis.
comparative anatomy
comparativo
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.
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Meanings (ES + gloss)
comparativo
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 word more (e.g. bigger, more fully); the comparative of equality, by adding the word as (e.g. as big, as fully); the comparative of inferiority, by adding the word less (e.g. less big, less fully).
comparativo
An adjective or adverb in the comparative degree.
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