All 3 Uses of
relative
in
Pygmalion
- HIGGINS [springing up excitedly] By George, Pick, it's some relative of hers that she's gone to.†
Act 5
- HIGGINS [eagerly, going to his mother] Genteel relatives! now we shall hear something.†
Act 5 *
- A year ago I hadn't a relative in the world except two or three that wouldn't speak to me.†
Act 5 *
Definitions:
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(relative as in: they are relatives) connectedin various senses, including:
- a person related by blood or marriage -- as in "The hospital won't let me visit her because I'm not a relative."
- a plant or animal related by origin or grouping -- "The closest relative of the dog is the gray wolf."
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(relative as in: the relative importance) compared with something else (not an absolute value or not complete)