relatively
in a relative manner: a relatively small difference.
Archaic.
with reference (usually followed by to).
in proportion (usually followed by to).
Origin of relatively
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How to use relatively in a sentence
This is why the relatively small amount of solar energy we collected became enough to fly day and night.
Use today’s tech solutions to meet the climate crisis and do it profitably | Walter Thompson | February 12, 2021 | TechCrunchThe precipitation is most likely to be relatively light, but this can be deceivingly dangerous.
Snow expected tonight, mainly south of D.C., before possible ice on Saturday | Jason Samenow, Wes Junker | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostWe also recommend keeping up with your competition to develop an edge as a small business with relatively less experience.
A small business’ step-by-step guide to dominating local search in 2021 | Joseph Dyson | February 10, 2021 | Search Engine WatchIf you’re handed a tetrahedron, it’s relatively easy to calculate whether it has a Dehn invariant of 0 and therefore has the potential to tile space.
Undergraduates Hunt for Special Tetrahedra That Fit Together | Kevin Hartnett | February 9, 2021 | Quanta MagazineAt about $3 each, microchips are relatively thrifty, but equipping hundreds or thousands of hives quickly turns impractical.
Bee theft is almost a perfect crime—but there’s a new sheriff in town | Andrew Zaleski | February 9, 2021 | Popular-Science
The email appears to have been a relatively common attempt to gain personal information from a wide range of unwitting victims.
Prices are relatively inexpensive and come in at around 135 euros for a shirt or 35 euros for hand woven boxers.
The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech | Liza Foreman | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe first thing they told us was that the traffickers are now using Turkish ports, which are relatively easy to reach from Syria.
And there are other stories DuVernay could have told and still met her (relatively) modest budget of $20 million.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’ | Gary May | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTEven a relatively small 250-pound bomb could kill or injure friendly troops who are within 650 feet of the explosion.
New U.S. Stealth Jet Can’t Fire Its Gun Until 2019 | Dave Majumdar | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTheir opportunities and earnings are relatively small, and in order to live they must figure closely.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsIn dramatic interpretation the voice is a much more significant feature relatively than is the detail of gesture in pantomime.
Expressive Voice Culture | Jessie Eldridge SouthwickThe cytoplasm is relatively abundant, and contains great numbers of very fine neutrophilic granules.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThe decrease affects chiefly the polymorphonuclear cells, so that the lymphocytes are relatively increased.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThe penny at that time was equal to a shilling of the present day, and would, relatively, purchase as much.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
British Dictionary definitions for relatively
/ (ˈrɛlətɪvlɪ) /
in comparison or relation to something else; not absolutely
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