01 conj. Unless.
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Unless.[Obs.]
Entry
6 senses · 5 variants
Webster, 1913
Less
/(lĕs)/
· IPA /lɛs/
02 a. Smaller; not so large or great; not so much; shorter; inferior; as, a less quantity or number; a horse of less size or value; in less time …
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Smaller; not so large or great; not so much; shorter; inferior; as, a less quantity or number; a horse of less size or value; in less time than before.“Thus in less [time] than a hundred years from the coming of Augustine, all England became Christian.” — E. A. Freeman.
03 adv. Not so much; in a smaller or lower degree; as, less bright or loud; less beautiful.
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Not so much; in a smaller or lower degree; as, less bright or loud; less beautiful.
04 n. A smaller portion or quantity.
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A smaller portion or quantity.“The children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less.” — Ex. xvi. 17.
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The inferior, younger, or smaller.“The less is blessed of the better.” — Heb. vii. 7.
05 v. t. To make less; to lessen.
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To make less; to lessen.[Obs.]