lesser

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/ˈlɛsɚ/

adj 1noun 1name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

biggest, dysfunctional, evil, greater, guilty, known, light, united

The two evils presented a difficult choice, but we chose the lesser evil.

VERB + LESSER

breeding, choose, chose, disrupt, know, took

She chose the lesser of two evils when she decided to take the job.

LESSER + NOUN

britain, evils, extent, flamingos, gods, languages, life, officer

The lesser flamingos gathered in huge flocks across the shallow lake.

PREP.

in, into, on, than, with

She decided to accept the lesser of two evils when choosing between the job offers.

ADV.

intentionally

He intentionally chose the lesser option to save money for his family.

Definitions

adj

Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the smaller in size (littler), in value, in importance etc.

lesser panda

lesser yellowlegs

noun

a thing that is of smaller size, value, importance etc.

The greater sand hills increasingly do not migrate, but almost all lessers do.

name

A surname.

Into them Lesser inserts three intentionally similar heroines, annoying American expats in Cambridge, England,[ ]whose Anglophilia leads to a quite unwarranted amount of sightseeing.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

greater

Idioms & Phrases

lesser of two evils

The least harmful or unpleasant of two undesirable alternatives.

Example Bank

lesser panda

Wiktionary

lesser yellowlegs

Wiktionary

The greater sand hills increasingly do not migrate, but almost all lessers do.

Wiktionary

Into them Lesser inserts three intentionally similar heroines, annoying American expats in Cambridge, England,[ ]whose Anglophilia leads to a quite unwarranted amount of sightseeing.

Wiktionary

The guild leader relegated Vince to a lesser officer because he was abusing his power.

Tatoeba · #1974

We chose the lesser of the two evils.

Tatoeba · #631008

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