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forholdsvis

adverbadverb

relatively · fairly

EtymologyOpphav

jamfør -vis-ly · in -s, by -s (in pairs, in stages) compare -vis-ly · in -s, by -s (in pairs, in stages)

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

relativt, etter forholdene, nokså relatively, comparatively, fairly
  • hun kom forholdsvis tidlig she arrived relatively early
  • Norge produserer forholdsvis mye elektrisk kraft Norway produces comparatively large amounts of electric power
  • huset er forholdsvis stort the house is fairly large
  • det ble forholdsvis dyrt it turned out fairly expensive