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Lesser Degree Order Smaller Extent Amount Thing Mentioned

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You use l_____ in order to indicate that something is smaller in extent, degree, or amount than another thing that has been mentioned .You use lesser in order to indicate that something is smaller in extent, degree, or amount than another thing that has been mentioned .
Any medication is affected to a greater or lesser extent by many factors.
The more obvious potential allies are Ireland, Denmark and, to a lesser degree, the Netherlands.
...lesser known works by famous artists.
word lesser
full-definition
adjective
You use lesser in order to indicate that something is smaller in extent, degree, or amount than another thing that has been mentioned .
Any medication is affected to a greater or lesser extent by many factors.
The more obvious potential allies are Ireland, Denmark and, to a lesser degree, the Netherlands.
...lesser known works by famous artists.
You can use lesser to refer to something or someone that is less important than other things or people of the same type.
They pleaded guilty to lesser charges of criminal damage.
He was feared by other, lesser, men.
other
noun, in names
Lesser is used in the names of some species of birds, animals, and plants.
...the lesser spotted woodpecker.
cefr-level C1

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