- Smaller vs. less vs. lesser - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Smaller in amount, value, or importance, especially in a comparison between two things: chose the lesser evil Of a smaller size than other, similar forms: the lesser anteater Lesser refers to something discrete and is a specific comparison between two things Less is also comparative, but does not refer to an explicit amount I want less sugar
- differences - Lower number vs. smaller number - English Language . . .
Is −9 a smaller number than −8? And is −9 a lower number than −8? What is the difference between lower and smaller here?
- What do we call the “rd” in “3ʳᵈ” and the “th” in “9ᵗʰ”?
Our numbers have a specific two-letter combination that tells us how the number sounds For example 9th 3rd 301st What do we call these special sounds?
- adjectives - Lesser number vs. smaller number - English Language . . .
I am wondering about the correct use of lesser smaller in the following phrase: This library has a smaller lesser number of books than the National Library I did find another thread on nearly th
- Word for smaller version of - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I'm looking for a descriptive words to indicate "smaller than the standard version" Example: I have a html form with some inputs The inputs come in sizes (eg small, normal, large) Those sizes
- Word to describe something as inadequately small in comparison
a small thing or person Heraldry a charge, as an ordinary, smaller in length or breadth than the usual Source: Dictionary com In reference to the OP comment: it's actually trying to do a proper comparison, though I was wondering if there was a word that was a bit more direct with the supernatural Like, in my edit, a word that means minor
- What is a word that describes cities, towns, and villages?
Closed 7 years ago According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a city is "an inhabited place of greater size, population, or importance than a town or village"; a town is "a compactly settled area usually larger than a village but smaller than a city"; and a village is "a settlement usually larger than a hamlet and smaller than a town"
- word choice - Can something become increasingly smaller? - English . . .
So, yes, something can logically become increasingly smaller Of course, if the total number of protesters is staying the same, but they are simply breaking into smaller groups, then the number of groups is in fact increasing
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