comparativamente

comparatively

adverb kohm-pah-rah-TEE-bah-MEN-teh Rare

Usage Note

Comparativamente signals that a statement is made relative to something else, equivalent to English 'comparatively' or 'by comparison'. It is a formal adverb; in everyday speech en comparación or relativamente are more common. Like all -mente adverbs it carries its primary stress on -men-, with a secondary stress on the root comparativo.

Examples

"Este método es comparativamente más eficiente que el anterior."

Natural Translation

This method is comparatively more efficient than the previous one.

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