LESSER


Meaning of LESSER in English

I. ˈlesə(r) adjective

Etymology: Middle English lasser, lesser, comp. of lasse, less less

1. : of less size, quality, or significance : smaller : inferior

lesser rivers

lesser men

lesser works

2. in plant or animal names : of a size less than that of similar forms

II. adverb

: less II 1

never a man in Christendom can lesser hide his love … than he — Shakespeare

— now used chiefly with an adjective to form the comparative

works of lesser -known composers — Music Lovers' Encyc.

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.