RELATIVE
Scrabble letter values: R1E1L1A1T1I1V4E1 = 11
Definition
- adjective estimated by comparison. — synonyms: comparative
- adjective properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics. — synonyms: proportional
- noun a person related by blood or marriage. — synonyms: relation
- noun an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus). — synonyms: congener, congenator, congeneric
Examples
- “not absolute or complete”
- “a relative stranger”
- “usually followed by `to'”