Word Meanings - COMPARATIVELY - Book Publishers vocabulary database

According to estimate made by comparison; relatively; not positively or absolutely. With but comparatively few exceptions. Prescott.

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• COMPARATIVELY
  According to estimate made by comparison; relatively; not positively or absolutely. With but comparatively few exceptions. Prescott.
• ACCORDANCY
  Accordance. Paley.
• ACCORDANTLY
  In accordance or agreement; agreeably; conformably; -- followed by with or to.
• ACCORDER
  One who accords, assents, or concedes.
• ACCORDINGLY
  1. Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable. Behold, and so proceed accordingly. Shak. 2. In natural sequence; consequently; so. Syn. -- Consequently; therefore; wherefore; hence; so. -- Accordingly, Consequently, indicate
• ACCORDING
  Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious. "This according voice of national wisdom." Burke. "Mind and soul according well." Tennyson. According to him, every person was to be bought. Macaulay. Our zeal should be according to knowledge. Sprat.
• RELATIVELY
  In a relative manner; in relation or respect to something else; not absolutely. Consider the absolute affections of any being as it is in itself, before you consider it relatively. I. Watts.
• COMPARISON
  The modification, by inflection or otherwise, which the adjective and adverb undergo to denote degrees of quality or quantity; as, little, less, least, are examples of comparison. (more info) 1. The act of comparing; an examination of two or more
• ACCORDMENT
  Agreement; reconcilement. Gower.
• ESTIMATE
  1. To judge and form an opinion of the value of, from imperfect data, -- either the extrinsic , or intrinsic , value; to fix the worth of roughly or in a general way; as, to estimate the value of goods or land; to estimate the worth or talents
• POSITIVELY
  In a positive manner; absolutely; really; expressly; with certainty; indubitably; peremptorily; dogmatically; -- opposed to negatively. Good and evil which is removed may be esteemed good or evil comparatively, and positively simply. Bacon. Give
• ACCORD
  An agreement between parties in controversy, by which satisfaction for an injury is stipulated, and which, when executed, bars a suit. Blackstone. With one accord, with unanimity. They rushed with one accord into the theater. Acts xix. 29. (more
• ABSOLUTELY
  In an absolute, independent, or unconditional manner; wholly; positively.
• ACCORDABLE
  1. Agreeing. Chaucer. 2. Reconcilable; in accordance.
• ACCORDANT
  Agreeing; consonant; harmonious; corresponding; conformable; -- followed by with or to. Strictly accordant with true morality. Darwin. And now his voice accordant to the string. Coldsmith.
• ACCORDIONIST
  A player on the accordion.
• ACCORDION
  A small, portable, keyed wind instrument, whose tones are generated by play of the wind upon free metallic reeds.
• ACCORDANCE
  Agreement; harmony; conformity. "In strict accordance with the law." Macaulay. Syn. -- Harmony; unison; coincidence.
• BON-ACCORD
  Good will; good fellowship; agreement.
• INTERCOMPARISON
  Mutual comparison of corresponding parts.
• OVERESTIMATE
  To estimate too highly; to overvalue.
• DISACCORDANT
  Not accordant. Fabyan.
• MISESTIMATE
  To estimate erroneously. J. S. Mill.
• INACCORDANT
  Not accordant; discordant.
• UNDERESTIMATE
  To set to