All 3 Uses of
relative
in
Pride and Prejudice
- Lakes, mountains, and rivers shall not be jumbled together in our imaginations; nor when we attempt to describe any particular scene, will we begin quarreling about its relative situation.†
Chpt 27
- The far and the near must be relative, and depend on many varying circumstances.†
Chpt 32 *
- On the contrary, every particular relative to his sister was meant to be kept as much as possible to myself; and if I endeavour to undeceive people as to the rest of his conduct, who will believe me?†
Chpt 40
Definition:
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(relative as in: the relative importance) compared with something else (not an absolute value or not complete)