Comparative (adjective)

1. Relating to or based on the comparison of things.
2. Having qualities that are compared or capable of being compared.
3. (of a degree of adjective or adverb) indicating a higher degree than the positive, as in better, more intelligent, etc.

Origin:

Late middle english: via old french from latin comparativus, from comparare "to compare".

Examples:

1. A comparative study of the two systems.
2. His comparative advantage in the market was his technical expertise.
3. The comparative poverty of the countryside.
4. In the comparative silence of the countryside, she felt her thoughts becoming clearer.
5. He was a comparative stranger to the city, having lived in the country his entire life.