Useful english dictionary. 2012.
com|mu´ta|tive|ly — com|mu|ta|tive «kuh MYOO tuh tihv, KOM yuh TAY », adjective. 1. of or having to do with commutation or exchange. 2. of or having to do with the commutative law, especially in arithmetic and algebra: »a commutative operation. –com|mu´ta|tive|ly,… … Useful english dictionary
com|mu|ta|tive — «kuh MYOO tuh tihv, KOM yuh TAY », adjective. 1. of or having to do with commutation or exchange. 2. of or having to do with the commutative law, especially in arithmetic and algebra: »a commutative operation. –com|mu´ta|tive|ly, adverb.… … Useful english dictionary
com|par|a|tive — «kuhm PAR uh tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of or having to do with comparison. 2. that compares; involving comparison: »A course in comparative literature emphasizes the differences and similarities among the writings and writers of two or… … Useful english dictionary
com|pet´i|tive|ly — com|pet|i|tive «kuhm PEHT uh tihv», adjective. decided by competition; using competition: »Great athletes are noted for their highly competitive spirit. He took the competitive examination for the job of postal clerk. –com|pet´i|tive|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
com|pet|i|tive — «kuhm PEHT uh tihv», adjective. decided by competition; using competition: »Great athletes are noted for their highly competitive spirit. He took the competitive examination for the job of postal clerk. –com|pet´i|tive|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
com|bi|na|tive — «KOM buh NAY tihv, kuhm BY nuh », adjective. 1. tending to combine; combining. 2. having to do with combination. 3. Phonetics. taking place through a combination of neighboring sounds. Dissimilation and metathesis are examples of combinative… … Useful english dictionary
com|par|a|tive|ly — «kuhm PAR uh tihv lee», adverb. by comparison; relatively; somewhat: »Mountains are comparatively free from mosquitoes … Useful english dictionary
com|pel|la|tive — «kuhm PEHL uh tihv», noun. a term of address; appellation … Useful english dictionary
com|pen|sa|tive — «KOM puhn SAY tihv, kuhm PEHN suh », adjective. making amends; compensating … Useful english dictionary
com|pos|i|tive — «kuhm POZ uh tihv», adjective. involving composition … Useful english dictionary
