Meaning of comparative

(adj) relating to or based on or involving comparison; "comparative linguistics"; "the comparative form of an adjective"

estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete; "a relative stranger"

(noun) 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'"