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# relatively

adverb (relatively)

«relatively» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Quite, fairly, when compared with others: «a relatively small school». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relatively/#m1)
2. relatively speaking Compared with other things: «Relatively speaking, it's cheap.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relatively/#m2)

### In the lessons

Common in science and maths explanations: «relatively large», «relatively quickly». It tells the reader the size is judged by comparison. Phrases: «relatively easy», «relatively few», «relatively speaking».

### Examples

- The test was relatively easy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relatively/#x1)
- Our town is relatively quiet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relatively/#x2)
- Relatively few people came because of the rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relatively/#x3)
- An ant is relatively strong for its size. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relatively/#x4)
- The new phone is relatively cheap. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relatively/#x5)
- Relatively speaking, Mars is close to Earth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relatively/#x6)

### Note

Adverb of «relative». Different from «relative» as a family member. In maths, «relatively» means compared with something; check what it is compared with.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «relatively» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relatively/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«relatively» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/relatively.html) on Mova free.