lesser 音标拼音: [l'ɛsɚ]
a . 较少的,较小的,次要的
较少的,较小的,次要的
lesser adj 1 :
of less size or importance ; "
the lesser anteater "; "
the lesser of two evils " [
ant : {
greater }]
2 :
smaller in size or amount or value ; "
the lesser powers of Europe "; "
the lesser anteater "
Lesser \
Less "
er \,
adv .
Less . [
Obs .] --
Shak .
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Lesser \
Less "
er \ (
l [
e ^]
s "[~
e ]
r ),
a . [
This word is formed by adding anew the compar .
suffix -
er (
in which r is from an original s )
to less .
See {
Less },
a .]
Less ;
smaller ;
inferior .
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God made . . .
the lesser light to rule the night .
--
Gen .
i .
15 .
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Note :
Lesser is used for less ,
now the compar .
of little ,
in certain special instances in which its employment has become established by custom ;
as ,
Lesser Asia (
i .
e .,
Asia Minor ),
the lesser light ,
and some others ;
also in poetry ,
for the sake of the meter ,
and in prose where its use renders the passage more euphonious .
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The more my prayer ,
the lesser is my grace .
--
Shak .
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The larger here ,
and there the lesser lambs .
--
Pope .
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By the same reason may a man ,
in the state of nature ,
punish the lesser breaches of the law .
--
Locke .
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64 Moby Thesaurus words for "
lesser ":
abated ,
ablated ,
attenuated ,
bated ,
belittled ,
common ,
consumed ,
contracted ,
curtailed ,
decreased ,
deflated ,
demeaning ,
diminished ,
dinky ,
disadvantaged ,
dissipated ,
dropped ,
eroded ,
fallen ,
humble ,
in the shade ,
inferior ,
infra dig ,
insignificant ,
junior ,
less ,
low ,
lower ,
lowered ,
lowly ,
miniaturized ,
minor ,
modest ,
nether ,
ordinary ,
reduced ,
retrenched ,
scaled -
down ,
second rank ,
second string ,
secondary ,
servile ,
shorn ,
shorter ,
shrunk ,
shrunken ,
small ,
small -
fry ,
small -
time ,
smaller ,
sub ,
subaltern ,
subjacent ,
subject ,
subordinate ,
subservient ,
third rank ,
third string ,
under ,
underprivileged ,
vulgar ,
watered -
down ,
weakened ,
worn
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