I. ˈmō(ə)r, ˈmȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) adjective
Etymology: Middle English more, moore, mo, from Old English māra (adjective), mā (adjective & adverb & noun); Old English māra akin to Old High German mēro larger, Old Norse meiri larger, more, Gothic maiza greater, elder; Old English mā akin to Old High German mēr more, Old Norse meirr, Gothic mais; both Old English māra and Old English mā akin to Old Irish mōr, mār large, Greek enchesi mōros fighting with a spear, Old Prussian muisieson more
1.
a. archaic : superior in kind or degree
proceed in their coaches through the city for the more solemnity of it — John Evelyn
b. : superior in quality or intensity
the more fool you
made for something more than a guerilla chieftain — H.E.Scudder
c. : superior in age : older
never seemed more in years than one of her own … brood — Della Lutes
2. : additional , further
offered him more coffee
are going to stake more billions on the future — C.F.Craig
one more word and you'll go straight to your room
3. : of a larger size or extent
for the more part … did not talk of ephemerae — Lucien Price
4.
a. : of a larger quantity or amount
the average high school senior does a lot more and a lot deeper thinking than his temperamental ways … suggest — Milton Lomask
better democracy is more important than more democracy — Francis Biddle
b. : of a larger number
there are more ways than one to skin a cat
the more students who need instruction … the greater the demand for my services — H.A.Burton
II. adverb
Etymology: Middle English more, moore, mo, from Old English māre (from neuter of māra, adjective), mā (adjective & adverb & noun)
1.
a. : beyond a previously indicated number, amount, or length of time : in addition
went to England a couple of times more — Maddy Vegtel
what more could a speaker ask — B.F.Fairless
the poor man's tired and old … and he hasn't much more to go — Lenard Kaufman
b. : in addition to points already enumerated : besides , moreover
more , Jefferson failed to anticipate the gigantic changes — J.P.Boyd
2.
a. : to a greater extent or degree
more as a measure of desperation than as one calculated to achieve victory — C.E.Black & E.C.Helmreich
— often used with adjectives and adverbs to form the comparative
some of her more remarkable sons and visitors — J.P.Marquand
the more learned the writer … the harder it is — W.T.Jones
ostensibly to guard the trains but more probably to relieve the fears of Washington — Eben Swift
b. : to a closer degree : nearer
the plover has more a lark's habits — Alwyn Lee
the real rates are … more like 18 per thousand — B.K.Sandwell
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English more, moore, mo, from Old English māre (from neuter of māra, adjective), mā (adjective & adverb & noun)
1. : a larger portion or number
the more the merrier
climb the more than four hundred steps — Budd Schulberg
— often used with singular verb
more than one charge of discrimination was involved — New York Times
2.
a. : an additional number, amount, or length of time
it costs a little more but it's worth it
b. : something in addition to what has already been mentioned
what is more the gadget can be made to do lovely embossed patterns — Bertram Mycock
c. : further discussion
more on this topic later — G.A.Miller
3. obsolete : one that is of superior rank
both more and less have given him the revolt — Shakespeare
4. : something different or additional
water is no more than ice thawed by heat — Tobias Smollett
IV. pronoun
Etymology: more (I)
1.
a. : something superior or above average
more is expected of you
b. : something of greater importance or significance
his book is more than a guide — Geographical Journal
there is more to prophecy than the knack of accurate forecasting — D.R.Weimer
2. plural in construction : additional persons or things
more were found as the search continued
V. ˈmäə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English more, moru carrot, parsnip; akin to Old High German moraha carrot, Greek brakana wild vegetables, Russian morkov' carrot
dialect England : root , stump
VI. ˈmō(ə)r
archaic
variant of moor