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40 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. lesser
  2. less
  3. little
  4. lesser adjutant
  5. lesser Alcaic
  6. lesser Archilochian
  7. lesser Asclepiad
  8. lesser bindweed
  9. lesser black-backed gull
  10. lesser broomrape
  11. lesser bulb fly
  12. lesser butcher-bird
  13. lesser celandine
  14. lesser centaury
  15. lesser chimpanzee
  16. lesser civet
  17. lesser clover leaf weevil
  18. lesser cornstalk borer
  19. lesser covert
  20. lesser crested tern
  21. lesser curlew
  22. lesser duckweed
  23. lesser emerald bird of paradise
  24. lesser finner
  25. lesser grain borer
  26. lesser koodoo
  27. lesser panda
  28. lesser peach tree borer
  29. lesser rorqual
  30. lesser scaup

1less·er

adjective \ˈle-sər\

Definition of LESSER

comparative of 1little
: of less size, quality, degree, or significance : of lower status
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Examples of LESSER

  1. The winner will receive $100; lesser amounts will be given to three runners-up.
  2. A lesser man than he might have simply given up.
  3. She agreed to plead guilty to a lesser charge.

First Known Use of LESSER

13th century

Related to LESSER

Synonyms
inferior, junior, less, lower, minor, smaller, subordinate
Antonyms
greater, higher, major, more, primary, prime, senior, superior, superordinate

Rhymes with LESSER

dresser, guesser, presser, stressor

2lesser

adverb

Definition of LESSER

: less <lesser-known>
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First Known Use of LESSER

1539

Rhymes with LESSER

dresser, guesser, presser

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