lesser
adjective [before noun] /ˈles.ər/
/-ɚ/ Definition
› used to describe something that is not as great in size, amount, or importance as something else: A lesser man (= a man who was not as strong or brave) might have given up at that point. The charge of murder was altered to the lesser (= less serious) charge of manslaughter. Ethiopia and, to a lesser extent/degree, Kenya will be badly affected by the drought.Of little or less importance
(Definition of lesser adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be in/under sb's shadow idiom
- be neither here nor there idiom
- be no big deal idiom
- derisory adjective
- fiddling adjective
- lowly adjective
- mere adjective
- minor adjective (UNIMPORTANT)
- mouldy adjective (BAD)
- nickel-and-dime adjective
- no matter idiom
- petty adjective
- sideshow noun
- small-time adjective
- stay on the sidelines idiom
- sub- prefix (NOT EQUAL)
- subordinate adjective
- subordinate noun
- subordinate verb
- subordination noun
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