"comparatively" meaning in English

See comparatively in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /kəmˈpæɹ.ə.tɪvli/ [US] Audio: comparatively_marco.wav [UK], en-us-comparatively.ogg [US]
Etymology: comparative + -ly Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|comparative|ly}} comparative + -ly
  1. If something is comparatively small, easy, minor, etc., it is moderately so when measured against other things.
    Sense id: simple-comparatively-en-adv-rCugO-tr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ly
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