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relatively

English

Etymology

relative +? -ly

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /???l.?.t?v.li/
    • (US, Canada) IPA(key): (enunciated) [???l.?.t??v.li], (flapped) [???l.?.??v.li]

Adverb

relatively (not comparable)

  1. Proportionally, in relation to some larger scale thing.
    He measured his success relatively, that is, competitively.
  2. (sometimes proscribed) Somewhat.
    He was relatively successful.

Usage notes

The word literally means "compared with", but some now use relatively to mean "moderately" or "somewhat" (perhaps in the sense of "compared to the average/expectation"), which is sometimes proscribed.

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relationally

English

Etymology

relational +? -ly

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -e???n?li

Adverb

relationally (comparative more relationally, superlative most relationally)

  1. In a relational way.

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