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comparatively
comparatively /kəmˈpærətəvli, kəmˈpærətɪvli/ adverb
 Word Family: noun: comparison, comparability, the comparative; adverb: comparatively, comparably; adjective: comparableincomparable, comparative; verb: compare
as compared to something else or to a previous state
   SYN  relatively:
    a comparatively small number of people
    Comparatively few books have been written on the subject.
    Crime on the island is comparatively rare.
    Comparatively speaking, this part of the coast is still unspoiled.