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单词 relatively
释义

relatively

adverb

rel·​a·​tive·​ly ˈre-lə-tiv-lē How to pronounce relatively (audio)
: to a relative degree or extent : somewhat
a relatively small group of people
relatively cool weather
The house is relatively new.
Phrases
relatively speaking
1
: when compared to others that are similar
The procedure was quick, relatively speaking.
Relatively speaking, the movie wasn't bad.
2
used to say that something is true or correct as a general statement even if it is not entirely true or correct
The trip was, relatively speaking, a disaster.

Synonyms

  • enough
  • fairly
  • kind of
  • kindly [chiefly Southern]
  • like
  • moderately
  • more or less
  • pretty
  • quite
  • rather
  • something
  • somewhat
  • sort of
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Example Sentences

these newly acquired in-laws felt relatively comfortable at our family reunion
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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

relatively

adverb

as in pretty
to some degree or extent these newly acquired in-laws felt relatively comfortable at our family reunion

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • pretty
  • quite
  • fairly
  • rather
  • somewhat
  • enough
  • something
  • moderately
  • like
  • a little
  • a bit
  • a tad
  • kind of
  • a mite
  • to a degree
  • a touch
  • sort of
  • of sorts
  • after a sort
  • slightly
  • decently
  • tolerably
  • acceptably
  • kindly
  • passably
  • little
  • of a sort
  • vaguely
  • nominally
  • negligibly
  • part
  • partially
  • partly
  • more or less
  • halfway
  • incompletely
  • half
  • partway

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • very
  • extremely
  • exceedingly
  • exceptionally
  • particularly
  • awfully
  • especially
  • highly
  • terribly
  • heavily
  • exceeding
  • greatly
  • frightfully
  • substantially
  • deadly
  • mightily
  • significantly
  • mortally
  • surpassingly
  • considerably
  • hugely
  • extensively
  • beastly
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