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rel⋅a⋅tive⋅ly

  [rel-uh-tiv-lee]
Use relatively in a Sentence
–adverb
1. in a relative manner: a relatively small difference.
2. Archaic.
a. with reference (usually fol. by to).
b. in proportion (usually fol. by to).
Origin:
1555–65; relative + -ly
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rel·a·tive·ly   (rěl'ə-tĭv-lē)   
adv.  In a relative manner; in comparison with something else: a relatively minor problem. See Usage Note at perfect.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Relatively

Rel"a*tive*ly\, adv. In a relative manner; in relation or respect to something else; not absolutely.

Consider the absolute affections of any being as it is in itself, before you consider it relatively. --I. Watts.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : relatively
Spanish: relativamente,
German: verhältnismäßig,
Japanese: 比較的に
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