lesser

About 13.48 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: smaller in size (littler), in value, in importance etc.

   Of the two issues, this one is of lesser importance.

2. adjective In plant and animal names, denotes a smaller kind.

   lesser panda

3. adjective Denotes the smaller geographic or administrative area that encompasses or belongs to a place.

   Lesser Antilles

4. noun One who is lesser; an inferior.

Similar words

small minimum minimal inferior minor diminished slower reduced petit worse

Often followed by

extent degree of importance evil antilles men known and amounts