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What does relatively in ‘I think my city is relatively safe compared to others. mean?
What does relatively in ‘I think my city is relatively safe compared to others. mean?
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fairly safe by comparison.
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The rest of the sentence explains the meaning of "relatively" – compared to others.
This person is saying that if you judge their city "in relation to" other cities, it is safe. This is basically the same thing as saying that you are comparing the cities. So they have said the same thing twice.
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