lesser
pronunciation
How to pronounce lesser in British English:
UK [ˈlesə(r)]
How to pronounce lesser in American English:
US [ˈlɛsɚ]
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- Adjective:
- of less size or importance
- smaller in size or amount or value
Word Origin
- lesser (adj.)
- early 13c., a double comparative, from less + -er (2). Johnson calls it "a barbarous corruption of less, formed by the vulgar from the habit of terminating comparatives in -er." As an adverb from 1590s; now generally poetic or obsolete except in expression lesser-known (1813).
Example
- 1. Similar considerations apply to japan , if to a lesser degree .
- 2. General counseling and problem solving therapy were also effective , but to a lesser extent .
- 3. There was a competitive race across the atlantic and to a lesser extent the pacific .
- 4. Certainly this makes moisture and rot lesser problems !
- 5. Lesser institutions are also internationalising .