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comparative more approximative, superlative most approximative
Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation. examples
plural approximatives
(grammar) A grammatical construct that expresses approximation. quotations examples
In Example 6, we can see speakers using the vague approximatives 'two or three' and 'one or two'.
2007, J. Cutting, Vague Language Explored, page 190