Dictionary Check: relative
"relative" is a valid word!
Scrabble
11
points
Words with Friends
13
points
Definition
adjective
estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete
Example:
"a relative stranger"
adjective
properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by ‘to’
Example:
"the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime"
noun
a person related by blood or marriage
Example:
"police are searching for relatives of the deceased"
noun
an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
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