All 3 Uses of
relative
in
Far from the Madding Crowd
- He did not covet the post relatively to the farm: in relation to herself, as beloved by him and unmarried to another, he had coveted it.†
Chpt 22-24 *
- Capacity for intense feeling is proportionate to the general intensity of the nature, and perhaps in all Fanny's sufferings, much greater relatively to her strength, there never was a time she suffered in an absolute sense what Bathsheba suffered now.†
Chpt 43-45
- But Oak had found himself so occupied, and was full of so many cares relative to those portions of Boldwood's flocks that were not disposed of, that Bathsheba, without telling Oak or anybody, resolved to drive home herself, as she had many times done from Casterbridge Market, and trust to her good angel for performing the journey unmolested.†
Chpt 49-51
Definition:
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(relative as in: the relative importance) compared with something else (not an absolute value or not complete)