Shorter. Comparative typically adds -er to the end of a word.
Superlative would be shortest.
The word "shorter" is an adjective; it is formed from the word "short" to indicate the degree of comparison.
The synonym for the word "comparative" is "relative" or "analogous."
Comparative: uglier Superlative: ugliest
comparative= slowerSuperlative=slowest
comparative = cosier superlative = cosiest
shorter (comparative) shortest (superlative)
shorter, shortest
The word 'comparative' is both an adjective and a noun.The noun 'comparative' is a word for the middle degree of an adjective or adverb; a thing equivalent to another.Example: The comparative of the adjective short is shorter.The noun form of the adjective 'comparative' is comparativeness.
The word thrifty is short enough that the comparative and superlative forms are thriftier and thriftiest.
The comparative form of risky is riskier, and the superlative form is riskiest. The word risky is short enough to form the comparative and superlative forms this way. For longer words, you would need to precede the word with more (for comparative) and most (for superlative).
The word "shorter" is an adjective; it is formed from the word "short" to indicate the degree of comparison.
The comparative form of "short" is "shorter," as in, "He is shorter than I."
It can be pronounced with a short A sound as in can and man. But it can also have an unstressed schwa sound, especially when followed by one word in a short comparative clause.
"Litter" is a noun and a verb and, as such, does not have a comparative degree.
smoother is comparative of word smooth.
A comparative for the word ineffectual is more ineffectual.
Dative ; hot Comparative ; hotter Superlative ; hottest