lesser of two evils
The least harmful or unpleasant of two undesirable alternatives.
lesser
UK /ˈlɛsɚ/ US /ˈlɛsɚ/
adj 1noun 1name 1
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adj
1
Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the smaller in size (littler), in value, in importance etc.
lesser panda
lesser yellowlegs
noun
1
a thing that is of smaller size, value, importance etc.
The greater sand hills increasingly do not migrate, but almost all lessers do.
name
1
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.
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