comparative degree

noun

Definitions

  1. The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing two entities in…

    The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing two entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the comparative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -er or the word more (e.g. bigger, more fully); the comparative of equality, by adding the word as (e.g. as big, as fully); the comparative of inferiority, by adding the word less (e.g. less big, less fully).

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for comparative degree. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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