comparative in WordNet English dictionary

1. the comparative form of an adjective or adverb
   "`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'"
   comparative  comparative degree 
   

1. estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete
   "a relative stranger"
   relative  comparative 
   
2. relating to or based on or involving comparison
   "comparative linguistics"
   comparative