All 7 Uses of
relative
in
The Fellowship of the Ring
- It is plain indeed that in spite of later estrangement Hobbits are relatives of ours: far nearer to us than Elves, or even than Dwarves.†
Chpt Pro. *
- Sometimes, as in the case of the Tooks of Great Smials, or the Brandybucks of Brandy Hall, many generations of relatives lived in (comparative) peace together in one ancestral and many-tunnelled mansion.†
Chpt Pro.
- He remained on visiting terms with his relatives (except, of course, the Sackville-Bagginses), and he had many devoted admirers among the hobbits of poor and unimportant families.†
Chpt 1.1
- _ In peace and quiet, without a lot of relatives prying around, and a string of confounded visitors hanging on the bell.†
Chpt 1.1
- Dora was Drogo's sister and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century.†
Chpt 1.1 *
- But in the Bree-land, at any rate, the hobbits were decent and prosperous, and no more rustic than most of their distant relatives Inside.†
Chpt 1.9
- There were also abominable creatures haunting the reeds and tussocks that from the sound of them were evil relatives of the cricket.†
Chpt 1.11
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)