All 6 Uses of

relative

in

To Kill a Mockingbird

Until Jem and Dill excluded me from their plans, she was only another lady in the neighborhood, but a relatively benign presence.†
p. 47.1

relatively = in comparison to something else

Jem said Mr. Avery misfigured, Dill said he must drink a gallon a day, and the ensuing contest to determine relative distances and respective prowess only made me feel left out again, as I was untalented in this area.
p. 57.4 *

relative = in comparison to each other

There were six bedrooms upstairs, four for the eight female children, one for Welcome Finch, the sole son, and one for visiting relatives.
p. 91.7

relatives = people related by blood or marriage

-he just gets passed around from relative to relative, and Miss Rachel keeps him every summer.
p. 94.4 *

relative = a person related by blood or marriage

-he just gets passed around from relative to relative, and Miss Rachel keeps him every summer.
p. 94.4

The remainder of the afternoon went by in the gentle gloom that descends when relatives appear, but was dispelled when we heard a car turn in the driveway.
p. 145.9

relatives = people related by blood or marriage

Definitions:

(1) (relative as in: the relative importance)
compared with something else (not an absolute value or not complete)
(2) (relative as in: they are relatives)
connected
in 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."
(3) (relative as in: questions relative to the topic)
related to