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Definition of comparatively adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

comparatively

adverb

/kəmˈpærətɪvli/

/kəmˈperətɪvli/

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as compared to something/somebody else synonym relatively
- The unit is comparatively easy to install and cheap to operate.
- He died comparatively young (= at a younger age than most people die).
- comparatively few/low/rare/recent
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Comparatively is used with these adjectives:
brief
cheap
easy
…
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