lesser

[US]/'lesə/
[UK]/'lɛsɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. smaller in size or importance; of a lower degree
adv. to a smaller extent; to a lesser degree

Phrases & Collocations

lesser evil

lesser known

lesser extent

lesser degree

Example Sentences

chose the lesser evil.

Greater and Lesser Antilles

lesser men trying to emulate his greatness.

he found them guilty on a lesser charge.

he was convicted of a lesser assault charge.

these lesser hills were flexures of the San Andreas system.

you're looking down your nose at us lesser mortals.

The pollution of the forest has seriously affected plant life and, to a lesser extent, wildlife.

an ambassador had to live in a style which was not expected of lesser mortals .

A pity that I could not see a lesser coucal, that has been seen before in Lamma Island.

A mysterious figure, Metatron is identified with the term, "lesser YHVH" which is the Lesser Tetragrammaton - in a Talmudic version read by the Karaite scholar Kirkisani.

The tax changes will especially hit those on high incomes and, to a lesser degree, small businesses.

Neither candidate seemed capable of governing the country. People voted for him as the lesser of two evils.

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