Comparative, adj., 1) quick at comparisons: “the most c. young prince,” H4A I, 2, 90. -- 2) serving as a comparison, to express the respective value of things: “thou wert dignified enough, if it were made c. for your virtues, to be styled the under-hangman of his kingdom,” Cymb. II, 3, 134.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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