Relative vs. Relatively

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  • Relative (adjective)

    Connected to or depending on something else; comparative.

  • Relative (adjective)

    Expressed in relation to another item, rather than in complete form.

    “The relative URL /images/pic.jpg, when evaluated in the context of , corresponds to the absolute URL .”

  • Relative (adjective)

    That relates to an antecedent.

  • Relative (adjective)

    Having the same key but differing in being major or minor.

  • Relative (adjective)

    Relevant; pertinent; related.

    “relative to your earlier point about taxes, …”

  • Relative (adjective)

    Capable to be changed by other beings or circumstance; conditional.

  • Relative (noun)

    Someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption.

    “Why do my relatives always talk about sex?”

  • Relative (noun)

    A type of adjective that inflects like a relative clause, rather than a true adjective, in certain Bantu languages.

  • Relatively (adverb)

    Proportionally, in relation to some larger scale thing.

    “He measured his success relatively, that is, competitively.”

  • Relatively (adverb)

    Somewhat.

    “He was relatively successful.”

Wiktionary
  • Relative (adjective)

    considered in relation or in proportion to something else

    “the relative effectiveness of the various mechanisms is not known”

  • Relative (adjective)

    existing or possessing a specified characteristic only in comparison to something else; not absolute

    “she went down the steps into the relative darkness of the dining room”

    “the firms are relative newcomers to computers”

  • Relative (adjective)

    denoting a pronoun, determiner, or adverb that refers to an expressed or implied antecedent and attaches a subordinate clause to it, e.g. which, who.

  • Relative (adjective)

    (of a clause) attached to an antecedent by a relative word.

  • Relative (adjective)

    (of major and minor keys) having the same key signature.

  • Relative (adjective)

    (of a service rank) corresponding in grade to another in a different service.

  • Relative (noun)

    a person connected by blood or marriage

    “much of my time is spent visiting relatives”

  • Relative (noun)

    a species related to another by common origin

    “the plant is a relative of ivy”

  • Relative (noun)

    a relative pronoun, determiner, or adverb.

  • Relative (noun)

    a term or concept which is dependent on something else.

  • Relatively (adverb)

    in relation, comparison, or proportion to something else

    “they were very poor, but, relatively speaking, they had been lucky”

  • Relatively (adverb)

    regarded in comparison with something else rather than absolutely; quite

    “the site was cheap and relatively clean”

Oxford Dictionary

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