comparative

NOUNADJECTIVE /kəm'pærətɪv/

11 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C

comparative is a valid 11-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

C3O1M3P3A1R1A1T1I1V4E1

3 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 =20 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60

MEANING

What does comparative mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE

The comparative form of an adjective or adverb.

“`faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast'”

“`less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous'”

SYNONYMS

BROADER

ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE

Estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete.

SYNONYMS

SIMILAR

OTHER · 1 SENSE

Relating to or based on or involving comparison.

“comparative linguistics”

“the comparative form of an adjective”