lesseradjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈles.ər/us/ˈles.ɚ/used to describe something that is not as great in size, amount, or importance as something else:
A lesser man (= a man who was not as strong or brave) might have given up at that point.
The charge of murder was altered to the lesser (= less serious) charge of manslaughter.
Ethiopia and, to a lesser extent/degree, Kenya will be badly affected by the drought.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Of little or less importance
- be in/under sb's shadow idiom
- be neither here nor there idiom
- be no big deal idiom
- biggie
- derisory
- fringe
- inferior
- minor
- miss
- mouldy
- need
- neither
- peripheral
- petty
- rinky-dink
- sideshow
- small-time
- stay
- stay on the sidelines idiom
- subordinate
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