comparative
/kəmˈpærətɪv/ adjectiveDefinition
comparative comfort/freedom/silence, etc › a situation which is comfortable/free/silent, etc when compared to another situation or to what is usual: I enjoyed the comparative calm of his flat after the busy office.
› comparing similar things: a comparative study of two poems
(Definition of comparative adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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