| COMPARATIVE | • comparative adj. Of or relating to comparison. • comparative adj. Using comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it. • comparative adj. Approximated by comparison; relative. |
| COMPARATIVELY | • comparatively adv. In a comparative manner. • comparatively adv. When compared to other entities. • COMPARATIVE adv. of the nature of comparison. |
| COMPARATIVENESS | • comparativeness n. The state or quality of being comparative. • COMPARATIVE n. of the nature of comparison. |
| COMPARATIVES | • comparatives n. Plural of comparative. • COMPARATIVE n. one that compares with another esp. on equal footing. |
| PREPARATIVE | • preparative adj. That serves to prepare something. • preparative adj. Preliminary or preparatory. • preparative n. Something to be done in preparation; a preliminary. |
| PREPARATIVELY | • preparatively adv. By way of preparation. • PREPARATIVE adv. serving to prepare. |
| PREPARATIVES | • preparatives n. Plural of preparative. • PREPARATIVE n. something that prepares the way for or serves as a preliminary to something else. |
| REPARATIVE | • reparative adj. Tending to or intended to repair. • reparative adj. Of, pertaining to, or being a reparation. • reparative n. (Rare) That which repairs. |
| SEPARATIVE | • separative adj. Serving to separate. • separative adj. (Rare) Tending to keep oneself separate from others. • separative n. Something that serves to separate. |
| SEPARATIVELY | • separatively adv. In a separative manner. • SEPARATIVE adv. causing separation. |
| SEPARATIVENESS | • separativeness n. The quality of being separative. • SEPARATIVENESS n. the state of being separative. |