OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 1669

comparative

/kəmˈpæɹ.ə.tɪv/
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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