Comparative

Register — 26 words

This page gathers the 26 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Comparative” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry.

  1. better adj comparative degree of good and well
  2. betterer adj comparative form of better: more better
  3. churchish adj Participating in the world at large; ecumenical, mainstream, non-insular.
  4. colloquial adj Characteristic of familiar conversation, of common parlance; informal.
  5. columella noun In birds, reptiles, and amphibians, the small bone which carries vibration from the tympanum to the inner ear.
  6. earlier adj comparative form of early: more early
  7. easier adv comparative form of easy: more easy
  8. easter adj comparative form of east: more east
  9. elder adj comparative degree of old: older, greater than another in age or seniority.
  10. fewer det comparative degree of few; a smaller number.
  11. generally adv Popularly or widely.
  12. later adv comparative form of late: more late
  13. less adv comparative degree of little
  14. lesser-known adj comparative form of little-known: more little-known
  15. liefer adv comparative form of lief: more lief
  16. lower adj comparative form of low: more low
  17. more det comparative degree of many: in greater number. (Used for a discrete quantity.)
  18. Ogygian adj primeval; of obscure antiquity.
  19. omnicomparativist adj having a tendency to compare disparate elements of language (e.g. different forms, unrelated languages) in an attempt to establish parallels
  20. placode noun A platelike thickening of the epithelial layer of an embryo from which an organ, especially a sense organ, develops.
  21. sooner adv comparative form of soon: more soon
  22. standard adj Falling within an accepted range of size, amount, power, quality, etc.
  23. stronger adj comparative form of strong: more strong
  24. weaker adj comparative form of weak: more weak
  25. wester adj comparative form of west: more west
  26. worse adv comparative form of badly (adverb): more badly

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