Queen Anna's New World of Words; or, Dictionarie of the Italian and English Tongues

by John Florio

Of Comparatiues and how to frame them.

Note that the Italians haue but sixe comparatiues that may be expressed in one word, that is to say, Maggióre, Minóre. Meglióre. Peggióre. Superióre. Inferióre. which may as well be counted Latine as Italian. All the rest may be framed by placing any of these two Aduerbs of quantity, Più or Méno, before any Adiective, as thus, Amáro. Più amáro. Méno amáro. Bẻllo. Più bẻllo. Men bẻllo. Cáro. Più cáro. Mén cáro. Dótto. Più dótto. Mén dótto. Gránde. Più gránde. Mén gránde. And so of all the rest.