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Relatively vs More_or_less - What's the difference?

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Relatively is a related term of more_or_less.


As adverbs the difference between relatively and more_or_less

is that relatively is proportionally, in relation to some larger scale thing while more_or_less is approximately.

relatively

English

Adverb

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  • Proportionally, in relation to some larger scale thing.
    • He measured his success relatively , that is, competitively.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 1 , author=Saj Chowdhury , title=Wolverhampton 1 - 2 Newcastle , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Alan Pardew's current squad has been put together with a relatively low budget but the resolve and unity within the team is priceless.}}
  • Somewhat.
    • He was relatively successful.

    more_or_less

    English

    Adverb

  • approximately
    • There are hundred people in the room, more or less
  • *
    • The sporophyte foot is also characteristic: it is very broad and more or less lenticular or disciform, as broad or broader than the calyptra stalk
  • almost
    • I've more or less guaranteed myself a top mark in my final exams.