comparative degree, n.
the comparative form of an adjective or adverb
<noun.communication>
comparative comparative degree
sample sentences
"`faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast'""`less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous'"
"`more surely' is the comparative of the adverb `surely'"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
member of this domain (usage)
better, best
better
finer
worse
better
farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, utmost, uttermost
earliest, earlier
more, more than
less
more
fewer
worse
closer, nearer, nigher
hypernym