(Now chiefly of numbers or dimensions) comparative form of little: more little; of inferior size, degree or extent; smaller, lesser.

A smaller amount of; not as much.

(proscribed) Fewer; a smaller number of.

A smaller amount or quantity.

(archaic) To make less; to lessen.

(archaic) Lesser; smaller.

Minus; not including

comparative degree of little

Used for constructing syntactic diminutive comparatives of adjectives and adverbs.

To a smaller extent or degree.

(dialectal, nonstandard) unless