■ determiner & pronoun a greater or additional amount or degree.
■ adverb
1》 forming the comparative of adjectives and adverbs, especially those of ~ than one syllable.
2》 to a greater extent.
↘( ~ than ) extremely: she is ~ than happy to help.
3》 again.
4》 ~over.
Phrases
~ and ~ at a continually increasing rate.
~ or less
1》 to a certain extent.
2》 approximately.
no ~
1》 nothing further.
2》 no further.
3》 ( be no ~ ) exist no longer.
4》 never again.
5》 neither.
Origin
OE māra , of Gmc origin.
Usage
It is incorrect to use ~ with an adjective that is already in a comparative form ( ~ better , ~ hungrier ); the correct usage is simply better or hungrier (or ~ hungry ).