little better than

idiom

: not much better than (something) : only slightly better than (something)
The cookies were little better than cardboard.

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The almanac's long-range predictions are sometimes little better than a coin flip. Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025 Despite the more reasonable face that al Nusra has tried to show the world, its treatment of the Druze of Idlib province is little better than the brutality ISIS has inflicted on Yezidis, Kurds, and other minorities unfortunate enough to find themselves within their reach. Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2015 Some of the models that continuously update playoff projections have the Dodgers as little better than 50-50 to make the postseason, let alone retain their title. Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025 From another, the perspective of the conquered, Aurelius was little better than Commodus, Greta or Caracalla. Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for little better than

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“Little better than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little%20better%20than. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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