1. used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs; - Example: "less interesting" - Example: "less expensive" - Example: "less quickly" [syn: less, to a lesser extent]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
to a lesser extent
adv 1: used to form the comparative of some adjectives and
adverbs; "less interesting"; "less expensive"; "less
quickly" [syn: less, to a lesser extent] [ant:
more, to a greater extent]