Definition of: comparative

(kəm·par′ə·tiv) adjective
1. Pertaining to, resulting from or using comparison.
2. Estimated by comparison; relative.
3. Almost but not quite.
4. Gram. Expressing a degree of an adjective or adverb higher than the positive and lower than the superlative.
—noun Gram. The comparative degree, or a word or form by which it is expressed: “Better” is the comparative of “good.” Abbr. comp. [<L comparativus <comparare COMPARE]
—com·par′a·tive·ly adverb