MORE OR LESS


Meaning of MORE OR LESS in English

adverb

Etymology: Middle English moore or lesse

1. : to a varying or undetermined extent or degree : somewhat , rather

men who are all more or less expert in their knowledge — L.M.Judd

stabilizing the … more or less arbitrary exchange rates — Jacob Viner

more or less economical

a copious supply of remedies, more or less drastic — W.G.Constable

2. : with small variations : approximately , substantially

birds … looking more or less in one direction — James Stevenson-Hamilton

more or less what this article will examine — N.A.Luyten

— used in legal documents to cover trivial differences usually overlooked when bargaining in good faith

comprising an area of 6600 square feet more or less

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