Comparable vs Flattish - What's the difference?
comparable | flattish |
Able to be compared (to).
Similar (to); like.
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(grammar) Said of an adjective that has a comparative and superlative form.
Something suitable for comparison.
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As adjectives the difference between comparable and flattish
is that comparable is able to be compared (to) while flattish is somewhat flat, in any comparable sense of the word.As a noun comparable
is something suitable for comparison.comparable
English
Adjective
(en-adj)Philip J. Bushnell
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Noun
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