Comparative vs Comparatively: what is the difference?

Two words that are easy to mix up. Comparative is an adjective meaning “Involving comparison; measured relative to something else rather than in absolute terms…”, while Comparatively is an adverb meaning “In a relative way; to a degree judged against something else rather than in absolute…”. بالعربي: Comparative = مقارَن، Comparatively = نسبياً.

Comparative adjective · /kəmˈpærətɪv/

مقارَن — مقارَن صفة لما يُقاس نسبةً إلى غيره لا مطلقاً؛ ليس الفعل compare ولا المقارنة comparison ولا القابل comparable ولا الأداة comparator؛ قراءة…

Involving comparison; measured relative to something else rather than in absolute terms — an adjective naming a relative view, not the verb compare, not the noun comparison, not comparable (able to be compared), and not a comparator (the tool)

Naif published a comparative HBDNF chart so the 88.77% gold was read against the baseline, not as a lone number.

Synonyms: relative, by comparison, proportional, contrastive, measured against

Comparatively adverb · /kəmˈpærətɪvli/

نسبياً — نسبياً ظرف يصف الدرجة نسبةً إلى غيرها لا مطلقاً؛ ليس الصفة comparative ولا الأداة comparator ولا الفعل compare؛ قياس بالمقارنة ✨📉

In a relative way; to a degree judged against something else rather than in absolute terms — an adverb of relative degree, not the adjective comparative, not a comparator (the tool), and not the verb compare

Naif said the first-week HBDNF shift looked comparatively small until day-43 gold stood at 88.77% against the baseline.

Synonyms: relatively, relatively speaking, by comparison, in comparison, proportionally

How GL Dictionary tells them apart

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What is the difference between Comparative and Comparatively?

Comparative means Involving comparison; measured relative to something else rather than in absolute terms — an adjective naming a relative view, not the verb compare, not the noun comparison, not comparable (able to be compared), and not a comparator (the tool) Comparatively means In a relative way; to a degree judged against something else rather than in absolute terms — an adverb of relative degree, not the adjective comparative, not a comparator (the tool), and not the verb compare

ما الفرق بين Comparative وComparatively بالعربي؟

Comparative: مقارَن. Comparatively: نسبياً.

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