Smaller in amount, value, or importance, especially in a comparison between two things: chose the lesser evil. 2. Of a smaller size than other, similar forms: the lesser anteater. adv. A comparative of little. Less. Used before a participle: a lesser-known writer. n.
Definition of lesser adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
It glows, like the eye, lesser, but it seems to be getting brighter. "It has a higher percentage by having more possibilities" and "it has a lesser percentage by having less possibilities"
You can use lesser to refer to something or someone that is less important than other things or people of the same type. They pleaded guilty to lesser charges of criminal damage. He was feared by other, lesser, men.
Use the adjective lesser to describe something that's smaller than or inferior to something else. A lesser singer might sound fine in the context of a large chorus, but a solo performance could be tricky.
