Both Uses of
relative
in
Jacob Have I Loved
- He was the only relatively unattached man most of us had ever known.†
Chpt 1relatively = in comparison to something else
- I seemed relatively harmless.†
Chpt 13 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(relative as in: the relative importance) compared with something else (not an absolute value or not complete)
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(2)
(relative as in: they are relatives) connectedin various senses, including:
- a person related by blood or marriage -- as in "The hospital won't let me visit her because I'm not a relative."
- a plant or animal related by origin or grouping -- "The closest relative of the dog is the gray wolf."
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(3)
(relative as in: questions relative to the topic) related to